Marco Brambilla

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Marco Brambilla

Born January 1, 1960 · Milano, Italy (age 66)

Marco Brambilla (born 1960, Milan, Italy) is an Italian-born Canadian artist and filmmaker who works in the United States. Educated at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, where he studied film, he first worked in commercials and feature films, directing the successful 1993 science fiction film Demolition Man. In 1998 he shifted focus to video and photography projects, and has since exhibited work…

Known For

Demolition ManDemolition Man · 1993
Demolition Man
6.81993
MovieCrimeAction
In 1996, brash L.A. detective John Spartan and maniac killer Simon Phoenix are both sentenced to decades in a cryogenic prison as punishment for a rescue mission gone wrong. When Phoenix escapes 36 years later to wreak havoc on the future, Spartan is awakened to capture his nemesis the old-fashioned way.
Excess BaggageExcess Baggage · 1997
Excess Baggage
6.11997
MovieActionComedy
A rich brat fakes her own kidnapping, but in the process ends up locked in the trunk of a car that gets stolen.
DestrictedDestricted · 2006
Destricted
4.32006
MovieDramaRomance
A compilation of erotic films intended to illuminate the points where art meets sexuality.
DinotopiaDinotopia · 2002
Dinotopia
7.62002
MovieActionAdventure
After a plane crash strands two brothers on a lost continent where dinosaurs and humans live together in harmony, they disagree over escape plans. (Condensed cut of original mini-series to be a feature length as seen on Peacock).
7 Deaths of Maria Callas7 Deaths of Maria Callas · 2022
7 Deaths of Maria Callas
3.02022
MovieDramaMusic
A meditation on the female body as a source of both power and pain that focuses on the tragic figure of renowned American-Greek opera singer Maria Callas (1923-77), whose stunning soprano voice captivated audiences around the world in the mid-20th century while her life was wracked by scandal and personal suffering.
The Four TemperamentsThe Four Temperaments · 2020
The Four Temperaments
7.52020
Movie
The work follows Greek philosopher Galen’s classification of four personality dispositions—sanguine, choleric, phlegmatic, and melancholic. In the film, Blanchett is seen playing four characters, each representing one of the temperaments. Denoted by color, we see the actor’s face appear on the screen bathed in yellow portraying sanguine, red for choleric, blue as melancholic, and green for phlegmatic. As Blanchett’s personalities are displayed in a series of synchronized images, she begins establishing each distinguished character.
CivilizationCivilization · 2008
Civilization
2008
Movie
Civilization is a multi-layered tableau of interconnecting images that illustrates a contemporary, satirical take on the concepts of eternal punishment and celestial reward. More than 300 individual channels of looped video are blended into an expansive landscape that continuously scrolls upward, from the depths of hell to the gates of heaven.
SyncSync · 2006
Sync
4.02006
Movie
'Sync' is made up of sampled images from sex scenes in mainstream and adult films. The formulaic and often derivative nature of the way this subject is interpreted in cinema is emphasised, creating a strong subliminal impression which gradually builds to a state of sensory overload. 'Sync' uses samples as short as single frames edited together to create the impression of motion. The original continuity and narrative in the source material is eliminated, and a new visual choreography emerges.

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