Onassis Channel | Olivier Saillard & Tilda Swinton in conversation with Afroditi Panagiotakou

07.01.2024

Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton and fashion historian Olivier Saillard discuss their experience performing in "Embodying Pasolini" at the Onassis Stegi with Afroditi Panagiotakou.

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On Friday, December 15, 2023, following the sold-out performance of "Embodying Pasolini," fashion historian Olivier Saillard and globally renowned actress Tilda Swinton engaged in a conversation with Afroditi Panagiotakou, Director of Culture at the Onassis Foundation. They discussed the characters concealed within the costumes in Pier Paolo Pasolini's iconic films, emphasizing the significance of detail and silence in this performance, and explored the universality of the Italian filmmaker's work, highlighting Pasolini not only as a director but also as an intellectual, poet, and figure of cultural resistance and inspiration.

Watch the discussion with English and Greek subtitles
Duration: 36 minutes