Voom Portraits
- Documentary
Iconic artist and theater director Robert Wilson has created a series of video portraits of celebrities, ordinary people and animals called "VOOM Portraits." Known for his glacier-paced theatrical productions with Tom Waits and Lou Reed, Wilson's now bringing his aesthetic to a video format. The recent developments in HD technology have allowed Wilson to create something like a precise hybrid of still photography and motion pictures. Actors such as Brad Pitt (as a crazy person on the streets in the rain), Isabelle Huppert (as Greta Garbo), Steve Buscemi (as a mad butcher chewing gum on a variety show), Robert Downey Jr. (as a dreaming corpse in a Rembrandt painting), and Winona Ryder (as Winnie, the main female character in Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days, buried up to her neck in sand) were asked to “think of nothing" and move slowly and steadily to collaborate in Wilson's vision of who they might be.
Voom Portraits is a 2007 documentary featuring renowned theater director and artist Robert Wilson's innovative HD video portraits of celebrities and everyday subjects. Wilson, known for his glacier-paced theatrical collaborations with Tom Waits and Lou Reed, brings his distinctive visual aesthetic to a hybrid of still photography and motion, capturing actors like Brad Pitt, Isabelle Huppert, Steve Buscemi, Robert Downey Jr., and Winona Ryder in deliberately slow, meditative performances.
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Lady GagaSelf
Brad PittSelf
Steve BuscemiSelf
Isabelle HuppertSelf
Isabella RosselliniSelf
Princess Caroline of MonacoSelf
Peter StormareSelf
Robert Downey Jr.Self
Johnny DeppSelf
Renée FlemingSelf- Magda BaltoyanniSelf
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Voom Portraits — frequently asked
When was Voom Portraits released?
Voom Portraits was released on October 1, 2007.
Who directed Voom Portraits?
Robert Wilson, the iconic artist and theater director, created and directed the project.
What makes Voom Portraits unique?
Wilson uses HD technology to create a precise hybrid between still photography and motion pictures, with actors instructed to move slowly and think of nothing, creating meditative video portraits that reflect Wilson's signature theatrical aesthetic.
Which actors appear in Voom Portraits?
The documentary features Brad Pitt, Isabelle Huppert, Steve Buscemi, Robert Downey Jr., Winona Ryder, and other celebrities and ordinary people in Wilson's video portraits.
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