

Where Does Your Hidden Smile Lie?
Undaunted by a commission to make a film about his mentors and aesthetic exemplars, the filmmaking team of Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet, Costa records with great sensitivity and insight the exacting process by which the two re-edit their film Sicilia!, discussing and arguing over each cut and its effect. Incorporating comments about the influence of figures as diverse as Chaplin and Eisenstein, about the ethical and aesthetic implications of film technique and such matters as rhythm, sound mixing, and acting. The film becomes a tour de force, immersing us in the mysteries of cinema as practiced by some of its greatest creators. Costa calls the film both his first comedy and his first love story.
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- French
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Portugal, France
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United StatesUS
- PremiereBerkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive6 Mar 2008
- PremiereNew York Film Festival9 Oct 2012
FranceFR
- Theatrical15 Jan 2003
- PremiereCentre Pompidou, Paris29 Apr 2011
GreeceGR
- PremiereAthens Avant Garde Film Festival22 Oct 2013
ItalyIT
- PremiereVenice Film Festival5 Sept 2001
PortugalPT
- Theatrical17 Jan 2003
SerbiaRS
- PremiereBeldocs10 Sept 2021
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Where Does Your Hidden Smile Lie? was released on 15 January 2003.
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