Alfred Hitchcock was a film maker with a rule of precursor in cinema, either in technics or in language . Johan Grimonprez chose to celebrate the Master of thriller and at the same time to investigate about the rule of the look-alike in contemporary culture.  Even this 10 Min film is from 2005, i wanted to share it as a "evergreen" project of Johan Grimonprez.

Shot amongst the atmospheric interiors of the Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels, and making the most of the distinctive architecture of this unique location, Grimonprez’s cinematic twists and turns echo the trademark manner of the Master of Suspense but at the same time radiate a quiet and beguiling surrealism reminiscent of that other great modernist master, Rene Magritte.

Watch a snippet under this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWjR22IliuE . It's  a low resolution preview (without sound) to get a basic idea . Please search galleries, shops and dealers for original format and color material from Johan Grimonprez .

Grimonprez achieved international acclaim with his video collage, Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y. With its premiere at Centre Pompidou and Documenta X in Kassel in 1997, it eerily foreshadowed the events of September 11th.

Watch  the whole film Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y (1998) here... http://www.ubu.com/film/grimonprez_dial.html

A special site by Grimonprez is Zapomatik . Find infos about Johan Grimonprez  here . Additional infos here .