Little Lazare is getting ready to join a troupe of strolling actors. Facing the mirror, he dreams of the characters he will play during his future career. Alone, in front of a desk, French actor Denis Lavant reads aloud this story by Marguerite Yourcenar, interweaving his velvety voice with the images of Lazare’s dreams.
| Director | Güldem Durmaz |
| Author | Güldem Durmaz |
| Production | Simon Backes, Güldem Durmaz |
| Participation | Du Geste Et De L'Image Maison |
| Editing | Simon Backes |
| Sound Recording | Paul Thouny |
| Cast | Denis Lavant |
Image tirée du film Lazare // Image from the film Lazare
Production
Güldem Durmaz
Güldem Durmaz lives and works between Brussels, Istanbul and Paris.
Her work includes, and sometimes mixes, film-making, video installations,
and live performances.
Her short fiction films, such as ?OFÖR/The driver (2001), and KORO (2002), have been selected and rewarded in numerous international festivals.
In 2011, she directed BEN/O, an experimental documentary about kurdish transsexual artist Esmeray, which was screened at art venues like Les Halles de Schaerbeek in Brussels, La Gaîté Lyrique in Paris, Les Subsistances in Lyon, the MuCEm in Marseilles and the British Museum in London.
In 2016, she directed TOGETHER! a multiscreen film about renewable energies, projected inside the giant cube of the Palais des Images of the PASS museum in Mons.
Her first feature-length film, KAZARKEN (As We Dig), was completed in 2016.
Her work explores the connections between memory, language and cultural or transcultural identities, as she experiments with actors and non-actors, secret or invented languages, spaces and situations both real and oneiric.
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
Her work includes, and sometimes mixes, film-making, video installations,
and live performances.
Her short fiction films, such as ?OFÖR/The driver (2001), and KORO (2002), have been selected and rewarded in numerous international festivals.
In 2011, she directed BEN/O, an experimental documentary about kurdish transsexual artist Esmeray, which was screened at art venues like Les Halles de Schaerbeek in Brussels, La Gaîté Lyrique in Paris, Les Subsistances in Lyon, the MuCEm in Marseilles and the British Museum in London.
In 2016, she directed TOGETHER! a multiscreen film about renewable energies, projected inside the giant cube of the Palais des Images of the PASS museum in Mons.
Her first feature-length film, KAZARKEN (As We Dig), was completed in 2016.
Her work explores the connections between memory, language and cultural or transcultural identities, as she experiments with actors and non-actors, secret or invented languages, spaces and situations both real and oneiric.
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
Selected films:
Lazare (2021)
Kazarken (As We Dig) (2016)
Ensemble (Together!) (2016)
BXLx24 #3 (2012)
BEN/O (I/Him) (2011)
Lazare (2021)
Kazarken (As We Dig) (2016)
Ensemble (Together!) (2016)
BXLx24 #3 (2012)
BEN/O (I/Him) (2011)
