TimeCode (2000) Live Remix by Mike Figgis
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The structure of Timecode is what makes it famous but even without that, it's an absorbing film about a group of people in and around the movie business in Hollywood. Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas) directs an ensemble cast that includes but is not limited to Salma Hayek, Stellan Skarsgård, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Kyle MacLachlan, Saffron Burrows, Holly Hunter, Julian Sands and Leslie Mann.
So, what about that structure? It's a one-shot, heavily improvised ensemble piece filmed with up to four handheld cameras, each eventually taking up a quarter of the screen as its characters interact with each other in real time. Each camera follows a character or characters, and you can track the events of the film on any of the split screens, but it doesn't become overwhelming because only one has sound at any one time. Trust me, it works!
It's also a film that really benefits from the big screen, since you have plenty of space to see everything at once. This is going to (probably) be a one-off screening where Figgis mixes the cameras/sound live, which I take to mean we might see a completely unique version?
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icUyG8ZdX04
Tickets here, I'm in J13. Figgis will be in conversation with Mark Jenkins, the terrific British director who made Bait and Enys Men, from half six and you can buy a joint ticket for £27.50. Otherwise, let's meet at eight for a pre-drink in the NFT Bar upstairs.