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Longshot

Shot in verité style, Lynn Hershman's "faux documentary" about a spaced-out waif who floats through life on the streets, and the oddly dangerous cameraman who is obsessed with her, explores perspectives of illusion and truth as emphasized by an actual therapist's ongoing analysis of the fictional character.

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  • "Shot in verité style, Lynn Hershman's "faux documentary" about a spaced-out waif who floats through life on the streets, and the oddly dangerous cameraman who is obsessed with her, explores perspectives of illusion and truth as emphasized by an actual therapist's ongoing analysis of the fictional character."@en
  • "Les faits et la fiction s'entrecroisent dans ce long métrage qui, sous des apparences de faux documentaires, cherche en fait les traces de ses propres origines. Lian, une fille quivit et chante dans la rue, se trouve manipulée par Dennis, un monteur vidéo alors que tous les deux cherchent la vérité.[conteneur]."
  • "An alleged documentary about a woman living on the streets."
  • ""A troubled young woman, Lian, lives desperately on the streets, singing to escape from her "reality." She meets a videomaker, Dennis, who chronicles her urban adventures, including episodes with her Hungarian friend Zsuzsa, a woman who alternately thinks she is a princess, a spy or in touch with UFOs. As Lian confesses her fears and dreams to the camera, Dennis becomes obsessed with capturing and manipulating her "image." Shot in verité style, this "faux documentary" explores perspectives of illusion and truth as emphasized by an actual therapist's ongoing analysis of the fictional character.""

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  • "Personal/independent videos"@en

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  • "Longshot"
  • "Longshot"@en
  • "Long shot"