“La Taille” for SHOWstudio by Marie schuller and kristian schuller

DIRECTOR’S NAME: MARIE SCHULLER AND KRISTIAN SCHULLER / COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: UK / DURATION: 2’48 / MUSIC: NEOSOUNDS.ORG / CAST: LAURA AT WOMEN PARIS / DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: MARIE SCHULLER AND KRISTIAN SCHULLER / STYLIST: PEGGY SCHULLER / HAIR: CYRIL LALOUE / MAKE-UP: GABRIELLE THEURER

FILM SYNOPSIS:

Inspired by 1930s Surrealism – specifically Jean Cocteau’s Le Sang d’un Poete – La Taille showcases the role of the waist in fashion history. Schuller cinched her waist with an archive piece by renowned couture corsetier Mr Pearl (originally worn on Antonio Berardi’s S/S 1997 catwalk), in scenes reminiscent of Horst’s Mainbocher Corset and deconstructed dolls of Hans Bellmer.

DIRECTOR’S BIO:

Kristian Schuller is a Paris based photographer and his sister Marie a London based filmmaker. They work together on fashion film projects where his photographic expertise and her film background meet. "La Taille’’ is their latest filmic collaboration and has been launched on SHOWstudio.com in late 2010.

 

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