[Frameworks] Disney Paris imposter

[Francisco Torres]

This is the quote----

I thought it was a wonderfully conceptual act actually, to fire a replica
pistol at a figurehead -- the guy could have been working for Andy
Warhol!  <http://www.quoteland.com/quote/J-G-Ballard-Quotes/26948/>



-*J. G. Ballard <http://www.quoteland.com/author/J-G-Ballard-Quotes/1637/>*


On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 11:22 AM, Francisco Torres <fjtorrespr at gmail.com>wrote:

> It reminds me of JG Ballard commenting on the guy who was sent to jail for
> pointing a toy gun at the Queen. Ballard said it was the ultimate
> simulacrum, a make believe attempt on a make believe monarch...
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 1:09 AM, Mariya Nikiforova <mariya at radonlake.com>wrote:
>
>> Real Snow White by Pilvi Takala!
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 10:58 PM, Mark Street <mstreet430 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Does anyone know the name of a film (Dutch?) in which a woman
>>> impersonated a Disney character in the parking lot of Paris Disneyland, I
>>> think it was Snow White. She greeted children, posed for pictures and the
>>> like until security guards approached and said she wasn't the 'real' Snow
>>> White.  She argued:  "How can someone be a 'real' fantasy character, and
>>> she was escorted off the grounds.....
>>>
>>> I saw it at EMAF about 5 years ago.
>>>
>>> all best,
>>> Mark Street
>>> www.markstreetfilms.com
>>>
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