
Through the experiences of two women in Paris and London, Ghost Dance offers an analysis of the complexity of our conceptions of ghosts, memory and the past. The film focuses on the French philosopher Jacques Derrida, who observes, 'I think cinema, when it's not boring, is the art of letting ghosts come back.' He also says that 'memory is the past that has never had the form of the present.'

Pascale Ogier
Pascale

Leonie Mellinger
Marianne

Jacques Derrida
Himself
Stuart Brisley
Action on Water

Robbie Coltrane
George

Dominique Pinon
Salesman/Guide
Barbara Coles
of Woman

Archie Pool
of Myths
Ken McMullen
of Man

Michael Mellinger
of Marianne's Daydream

Dreams of Love
Dreams of Love

Finding Neverland
Finding Neverland

The Great Love
The Great Love

Irreversible
Irreversible

Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons

Rififi
Rififi

Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge!

The Rules of the Game
The Rules of the Game

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

The Things of Life
The Things of Life

Dirty Pretty Things
Dirty Pretty Things

Shem
Shem