Dis Voir

Dis Voir Editions publishes books on contemporary culture in the visual arts, cinema, music, philosophy, fiction, design and choreography. They currently produce books within 14 different series. Their ZagZig series, taking the form of book / CD sets, intends to create an original editorial space for sound works by artists. Their Fictions series, a collaborative effort with filmmakers, publishes written works and literary creations in the form of short stories, novels and tales for adults.

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178 titles

Series:

Peter Greenaway
Drowning by Numbers

1988

English edition

Drowning by Numbers tells the story of three women from different age groups named Cissie Colpitts who each have murdered their husbands by drowning them. The narrative structure of the film underlies a numerical order based on the number 100. A fascinating riddle on man's relationship with death and time.

Jean-Claude Gallotta

1988

French edition

Monograph.

Manoel de Oliveira

1988

French edition

The first monograph to explore the entire work of the master of Portuguese film (interview with and visual lay-out by Manoel de Oliveira).

Raoul Ruiz

1987

French edition

A retrospect on the abundant work of this poetic artist, explorer of images and builder of labyrinths who expresses himself on film, in the theater and in his writings. Interview with, and visual lay-out by Raul Ruiz.

Peter Greenaway

1987

French edition

This monograph points up the many facets of Greenaway's work—pictorial, literary, musical and philosophical—all of which are inherent to his films.

Claude Poizot
Milos Forman

1987

French edition

~~27.70~~ 22.00 €

Reference monograph.

Peter Greenaway
The Baby of Mâcon

1994

English edition

sold out

In a time of plague when the community of the cathedral city of Mâcon is struck with infertility, a beautiful, healthy child is born. He is immediately seen as an opportunity for profit, both by his own sister and by the Church. The newborn brings prosperity and is considered to be a saint. Until greed and ambition lead to his tragic demise.