21.09.2012 - 06.01.2013
American director Tod Browning (1880-1962) has a particular attraction for the uncanny. Freaks, his cult movie shot in 1932, is inspired by a short story written by Clarence Aaron « Tod » Robbins. Set in a circus, the performers are disabled actors. The movie caused tremendous scandals when it was released and Freaks was soon censored, reedited, shortened, sometimes removed from theaters, and even forbidden is some countries. Not until the 1960s, when it was presented at the Cannes Festival, was the movie acclaimed to the point of becoming a reference for artists such as Diane Arbus or David Lynch.
The Musée de lÂ’Elysée presents a selection of some 50 vintage black and white silver prints from Zurich-based Enrico PraloranÂ’s collection.
