Rodeo

Jeanne Faust | Germany | 1998 | 9' |

| IFFR 2007

In her first film, Jeanne Faust shows how our usual way of looking at film can serve to intensify reality. Two young men have a job that isn’t very interesting: they count passers-by on a remote road. The way in which they speak (and stay silent), the description of an exciting adventure that will probably never take place, even the way in which one of them orders drinks in a bar, seem to bring a life as a film hero within reach.

Also in this combined programme

IV
Short: As Long As It Takes
A woman does her very best to describe a film still as completely as possible.
Sonst wer wie Du
Short: As Long As It Takes
An interview on the edge of a field turns into an uneasy game.
Repeter alba negra
Short: As Long As It Takes
The shell game, a double play with reality.
My Own Private Satellite
Short: As Long As It Takes
In a lifeless outer suburb, the inhabitants live out their routine. Played by the inhabitants themselves.
Interview
Short: As Long As It Takes
Lou Castel is interviewed. An impressive demonstration of power play.
Excuse Me Brother
Short: As Long As It Takes
A praying mantis is dissected; a conversation unfolds above this precise task.