Above - the original painting by Mark Gertler 1916
Tate Modern, London

The original Cezanne painting "The Large bathers"

Rollover image (above) to reveal retouched version of painting used to produce the template for painting a 35m square backdrop for the set. Lea Posager then body-painted 8 actors to merge them with the backdrop painting. The tree was recreated using wire mesh, wood, papier maché and paint.

Still from third sequence of Getting Off.

Above : Lea Porsager applies final touches to actor
Lars Terp's costume during the making of 1st sequence
of Getting Off.

Getting off

A short film about the perils of modernity. Based on two important early twentieth century works of art – Mark Gertler's "The Merry-go-round" painted in 1916 (above left), and Paul Cezanne's "The Large Bather" painted between 1895 and 1904 – the film teases out the social, sexual and political commentary which lies behind the inspiration of each painting.

Both paintings were re-created in a studio at 'life size'
(see background and synopsis)

Getting off - download background/synopsis (pdf format)
Getting off - download original storyboard (pdf format)
Getting off - Screening information (to be announced).

Produced by Anders Krogsgaard Johansen
Written and Directed byDavid Earle
Art Direction by Lea Porsager
Lighing Design by Florian Schreiter
Camera by Henrik Tehrani
Sound design by Sturla Brandth Grøvlen
Edited by Camilla Larsson
Post Production by Oystein Mamen