''Ghost Dance'' is a 1983 British film directed by Ken McMullen. This independent film explores the beliefs and myths surrounding the existence of ghosts and the nature of cinema.

Plot

Through the experiences of two women in Paris and London, ''Ghost Dance'' offers an analysis of the complexity of our conceptions of ghosts, memory and the past. It is an adventure film strongly influenced by the work of

Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette (; 1 March 1928 – 29 January 2016) was a French film director and film critic most commonly associated with the French New Wave and the film magazine '' Cahiers du Cinéma''. He made twenty-nine films, including '' L'amour f ...

and Jean-Luc Godard but with a unique intellectual and artistic discourse of its own and it is this that tempts the ghosts to appear, for ''Ghost Dance'' is permeated with all kinds of phantasmal presence. The film focuses on philosopher Jacques Derrida who considers ghosts to be the memory of something which has never been present. This theory is explored in the film. This film has also been compared with the following works: '' Celine and Julie Go Boating'', ''

Thelma & Louise ''Thelma & Louise'' is a 1991 American road crime comedy-drama film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri. It stars Susan Sarandon as Louise and Geena Davis as Thelma, two friends who embark on a road trip that ends up in unfores ...

'', '' O Lucky Man'', ''

Sans Soleil ''Sans Soleil'' (; "Sunless") is a 1983 French documentary film directed by Chris Marker. It is a meditation on the nature of human memory, showing the inability to recall the context and nuances of memory, and how, as a result, the perception of ...

'', '' Week End'', and '' Viva Maria''.

Cast

Leonie Mellinger Leonie Mellinger (born 24 June 1959) is a British actress, author and communications skills coach. Early life Mellinger was born in the British military hospital neighbouring Spandau Prison as her actor father was then working for Bertolt Brec ...

Pascale Ogier Pascale Marguerite Cécile Claude Colette Nicolas (26 October 1958 – 25 October 1984), better known as Pascale Ogier, was a French actress. She won the Volpi Cup, and posthumously received a César Award nomination for her role in the 1984 fi ...

Robbie Coltrane Anthony Robert McMillan (30 March 195014 October 2022), known professionally as Robbie Coltrane, was a Scottish actor and comedian. He gained worldwide recognition in the 2000s for playing Rubeus Hagrid in the ''Harry Potter'' film series. H ...

* Jacques Derrida * Dominique Pinon *John Annette * Stuart Brisley *Barbara Coles

Crew

*Producer - Ken McMullen *Writer - Ken McMullen * Cinematographer - Peter Harvey *

Music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspe ...

- David Cunningham, Michael Giles and Jamie Muir

External links

* 1983 films 1983 drama films British independent films Films directed by Ken McMullen British drama films 1983 independent films 1980s English-language films 1980s British films Biographical films about philosophers {{indie-drama-film-stub