Les têtes interverties
Encyclopedia
Les têtes interverties (also known as La Cravate, The Transposed Heads and The Severed Heads) is a 1957 French short film written and directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky
. Shot between 1953 and 1957, the film is a mime
adaptation of Thomas Mann
's 1940 play The Transposed Heads. The film stars Micheline Beauchemin
and surreal
humorist Raymond Devos
as well as Jodorowsky himself.
Alejandro Jodorowsky
Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky, known as Alejandro Jodorowsky, is a Chilean filmmaker, playwright, actor, author, comic book writer and spiritual guru...
. Shot between 1953 and 1957, the film is a mime
Mime
The word mime is used to refer to a mime artist who uses a theatrical medium or performance art involving the acting out of a story through body motions without use of speech.Mime may also refer to:* Mime, an alternative word for lip sync...
adaptation of Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and 1929 Nobel Prize laureate, known for his series of highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novellas, noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and the intellectual...
's 1940 play The Transposed Heads. The film stars Micheline Beauchemin
Micheline Beauchemin
Micheline Beauchemin, OC, CQ, RCA was a Canadian textile artist and weaver.Born in Longueuil, Quebec, she made the stage curtains in Ottawa's National Arts Centre and in the Théâtre Maisonneuve at Montreal's Place des Arts.-Honours:In 1973, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada, the...
and surreal
Surrealism
Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members....
humorist Raymond Devos
Raymond Devos
Raymond Devos was a Belgian-French humorist, stand-up comedian and clown. He is best known for his sophisticated puns and surreal humour.- Early life :...
as well as Jodorowsky himself.
Cast
- Micheline BeaucheminMicheline BeaucheminMicheline Beauchemin, OC, CQ, RCA was a Canadian textile artist and weaver.Born in Longueuil, Quebec, she made the stage curtains in Ottawa's National Arts Centre and in the Théâtre Maisonneuve at Montreal's Place des Arts.-Honours:In 1973, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada, the...
- Raymond DevosRaymond DevosRaymond Devos was a Belgian-French humorist, stand-up comedian and clown. He is best known for his sophisticated puns and surreal humour.- Early life :...
- Maria Irene FornesMaría Irene FornésMaría Irene Fornés is a Cuban-American avant garde playwright and director who is associated with the establishment of the Off-off-Broadway movement in the 1960s. Fornes themes focused on poverty and feminism. In 1965, she won her first Obie Award for Promenade and her second for The Successful...
- Margot LoyolaMargot LoyolaMargot Loyola Palacios is a musician, folk singer and researcher of the folklore of Chile and Latin America in general.Loyola has been active as a musician and musical ethnographer/anthropologist for many decades...