Christabel (2002 film)
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Christabel is a 2002
experimental film
directed by James Fotopoulos
and based on the unfinished poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
. Christabel was Fotopoulos’ first feature-length non-narrative production, consisting of two half-hour segments shot on digital video
and two short sequences shot in 16mm. The film, which played on the festival circuit before receiving a DVD
release from Facets Video
, eliminates some of the male characters from the Coleridge text and focuses on the theme of one woman commandeering an evil possession of another.
2002 in film
The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...
experimental film
Experimental film
Experimental film or experimental cinema is a type of cinema. Experimental film is an artistic practice relieving both of visual arts and cinema. Its origins can be found in European avant-garde movements of the twenties. Experimental cinema has built its history through the texts of theoreticians...
directed by James Fotopoulos
James Fotopoulos
James Fotopoulos is an independent filmmaker and media artist living in Chicago, Illinois. His work is low-budget and rigorous, and consists of experimental narrative features, non-narrative shorts, and video installations...
and based on the unfinished poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, Romantic, literary critic and philosopher who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets. He is probably best known for his poems The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla...
. Christabel was Fotopoulos’ first feature-length non-narrative production, consisting of two half-hour segments shot on digital video
Digital video
Digital video is a type of digital recording system that works by using a digital rather than an analog video signal.The terms camera, video camera, and camcorder are used interchangeably in this article.- History :...
and two short sequences shot in 16mm. The film, which played on the festival circuit before receiving a DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
release from Facets Video
Facets Multi-Media
Facets Multi-Media is a film organization in Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1975. Besides its facilities in Chicago, Facets Multi-Media also runs Facets Video, one of the largest distributors of foreign film in the United States.-Facets Video:...
, eliminates some of the male characters from the Coleridge text and focuses on the theme of one woman commandeering an evil possession of another.