Tilda Swinton and Olivier Saillard discuss Embodying Pasolini and the joy of collaboration

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