First published on Youtube August 12, 2015

Blending the tranquil domestic scenes of painting with the historical significance of the Lumière Brothers’ “L’arrivée d’un train en gare de la Ciotat,” “The Enigma of La Ciotat” is a silent, black and white homage to the origins of cinema. Set against Franz Liszt’s “Valse no.1,” this film invites viewers into a surreal landscape inspired by Giorgio de Chirico.