Over the past two years, Olivier Saillard and Tilda Swinton have staged Embodying Pasolini, an almost two-hour performance, in Rome and Paris.

In it, Swinton performs in a selection of 28 costumes from Pier Paolo Pasolini’s films, ‘embodying’ and recontextualizing them into the present moment.

In this film by System and Brigitte Lacombe, the duo sit down to discuss the joy of collaborating on the unknown and how they approached the process of occupying Pasolini’s costumes once more.

Directed by Brigitte Lacombe
Edited by Motions Principles
Conception and interpretation Olivier Saillard and Tilda Swinton
Artistic collaboration Gaël Mamine
Costumes Danilo Donati of the Farani workshops, directed by Luigi Picolo
Wooden forms Pieroni workshops, directed by Luigi Picolo
Studio manager Aymar Crosnier
Studio production Olivier Saillard
Press service PR consulting Nathalie Ours
Coproduction Zetema Progetto Cultura, Roma and Azienda
Festival d’Automne à Paris
In collaboration with Fondazione Sozzani
With the support of Gucci
Shot by Brigitte Lacombe on iPhone 14 Max Pro