Lynne Tillman
Biography
Lynne Tillman (born January 1, 1947) is an American novelist, short story writer, and cultural critic. She is a professor/writer-in-residence in the Department of English at the University at Albany and teaches at the School of Visual Arts' Art Criticism and Writing MFA Program. Tillman is the author of six novels, five collections of short stories, two collection of essays, and two other non-fiction books. She writes a bi-monthly column "In These Intemperate Times" for Frieze magazine.
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Movie - 1982, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An experimental German film
Movie - 1988, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Clonetown 1974 to 1979: a terrorist defector named Charon sits on the edge of oblivion and commentates on the imminent putrification of an abducted car dealer.
Movie - 1991, 2h 15m • as Guest
Vicky, an out-of-work actress, struggling waitress and lesbian has her whole life thrown into turmoil when her father comes from Germany to visit. The main problem is that Vicky has told him she is a successful actress and happily married. She enlists the help of a gay friend to play her husband. Using a large range of characters—gay, lesbian, straight, transsexuals—the film creates a funny and touching view of family dynamics and sexuality.
Movie - 1980, 2h 15m • as (voice)
Bette Gordon describes her first feature film as “a narrative derived from film’s own material and my concern for exploring issues of representation and identification in cinema."
Movie - 1988, 2h 15m • as (extra)
Agatha is an international lawyer, Jo a filmmaker. The two women are lovers. While Jo is on the road showing her films, Agatha discovers and reads her diaries. Problems ensue as Agatha's transgressions lead to jealousy and a spiraling cycle of sexual obsession.
Movie - 2010, 2h 15m • as Narrator
A séance is performed by three cloned versions of the filmmaker in order to make a connection to another plane. The rules of the séance, written in 1920 by parapsychologist Hereward Carrington, are invoked on camera by novelist Lynne Tillman. According the text, roses which are seen as lights by spirits on the other plane, are placed on the séance table as a beacon. The spiritual dimension of the séance is captured with black and white video cameras dating back to the early 1970's that create visually stunning artifacts of light trails, black halos, and scan lines that swirl endlessly into the unknown.