The Feature

(2008)

★ 8 IMDb · 1 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 2008

Runtime: 174 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Michel Auder, Andrew Neel

Cast: Michel Auder, Viva, Louis Waldon, Brigid Berlin, Cindy Sherman, Andy Warhol, Larry Rivers, Alice Neel

Plot

The Feature does not reconcile fact and fiction; instead, it blurs the definitions seemingly represented by the film’s two clearly demarcated registers: that of the archival footage and that of the new, theatrical material. In his guise as “Michel Auder,” living a fulsome and extravagant life, replete with beautiful women and a rock-cut pool overlooking Los Angeles, the art world is revealed as a sham, and his character exhibits a repulsive narcissism. And yet, when caught in quiet moments, something poignant emerges—a glimmer of truth that rebels against the entire endeavour. Or maybe, that’s what makes The Feature.