FACES
MOUNTAINS WITH SUBTITLES
ARCHITECTURE WITHOUT FILMS
I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE
THE ENDLESS SUMMER
FIGHTING
THE FRENCH CONNECTION
VARGTIMMEN
CONTE DE PRINTEMPS
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THIS IS A BOOK OF 22 DRAWINGS OF
SCREENSHOTS FROM THE FILM I WALKED
WITH A ZOMBIE (1943) BY JACQUES
TOURNEUR

48 PAGES, 8.25 X 5.75" (A5)
LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION OF 50
FIRST EDITION 2010

AVAILABLE AT MOTTO BERLIN
AND ONLINE AT HALF LETTER PRESS

ABOUT THE BOOK

In Jacques Tourneur’s film, the zombie is not an imminent threat, but a permanent reminder of a past that stays present, an undead memory. The horror, here, lies in how haunted a life can become, as opposed to horror being derived from shock effects and gore. It’s a slow-burner of a horror movie, full of symbols and hints that provide a glimpse into a world that remains incomprehensible, a world governed not by the laws of physics or logic, but by the tribal rites of voodoo, and above all by the magic of inventive, evocative filmmaking.
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The series of watercolors in this book builds on the film’s premise of being followed, literally and figuratively: being haunted. The zombie, devoid of life, yet undead, lives with the other protagonists for the sole purpose of being a constant presence, like a disease, or a curse. The film’s ambivalent atmosphere (tropical yet sinister, light yet tense) and haunting imagery is reimagined using a wide spectrum of the diffuse effects and sharp edges of watercolor painting, in a sepia palette that returns us to the past, like a memory.
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