DOUGLAS GORDON
Feature Film
The most complex and accomplished work that Gordon has made to date. (...) A piece of art to dissect and be swept away by.
The Guardian
Douglas Gordon’s ongoing fascination with Alfred Hitchcock has led to some extraordinary works - from strange letters posted to characters from Rear Window to the well-known 24 Hour Psycho. Gordon’s Feature Film focused on another Hitchcock classic: Vertigo.
Using Bernard Herrmann’s momentous film score, Gordon made a film concentrating solely on the music of the original and featuring James Conlon, chef d’orchestre of the Paris Opera. The result was a captivating film in which the music was played out by the dramatic gestures of the conductor’s head and hands.
This book was published in parallel to the film and reproduced selected movie stills from both Feature Film and Vertigo, along with a CD containing what is probably the most complete recording of Herrmann’s score to date.
Texts by critic Raymond Bellour and Hitchcock/Herrmann specialist Royal S. Brown introduce a critical dimension to aspects of Gordon’s work and the original music of Bernard Herrmann.
Co-published by Artangel, Book Works and agnès b.
ISBN 1 902201 05 1
128 pp, 68 colour images, CD, text insert, 190 x 240mm
price: £24.95
order no: AA 07
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