From the Archives of Modern Art

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From the Archives of Modern Art

In this work of documentary fiction, an archivist attempts to put together the "lost years" of Eleanor Antinova, the once-celebrated black ballerina of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, when she returned to her native America to eke out a meager living in vaudeville and early cinema. Eleanor Antin uses fictional characters, autobiography, and narrative to invent histories and explore what she calls "the slippery nature of the self".

Release Date

1987-01-01

Year

1987

Duration

18m

Status

Released

Score

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Cast

Eleanor Antin

Eleanor Antin

Eleanor Antinova

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Phil Orlando

Orlando