"I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians"
Idealistic theatre-maker discovers that not everyone wants to be reminded of Romania’s kick-off of the Holocaust.
140'
Romania
IFFR 2019
As a novelist, actress/screenwriter for François Ozon (Sous le sable, 8 femmes) and director (her harrowing debut Dans ma peau (2002), in which she plays a self-mutilating woman), Marina de Van is fearless, always eager to deal with taboos and expose herself. Mostly home-made and shot under the radar, Ma nudité ne sert à rien is a brave self-portrait of de Van as a forty-something wandering soul, asking herself about her work, body and relationships in the age of dating apps and one-night stands.
As the title suggests, de Van bares everything, but her nudity is more mysterious than indecent: it’s the main special effect in a very moving, obsessive film that blurs fiction and documentary. Let’s contradict the artist and say that her nudity means something. It’s a mask for her, and a mirror for her own fears and fantasies regarding love, lust and connecting with people.
IFFR 2019
Programme IFFR 2019
A harvest of outstanding features – the future classics of arthouse cinema.
Read more about this programmeIdealistic theatre-maker discovers that not everyone wants to be reminded of Romania’s kick-off of the Holocaust.
140'
Romania
IFFR 2019
Eight-part series based on the first of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels, a history of post-war Italy told through the fates of two young women who are best friends.
469'
Italy
IFFR 2019
At the age of 43, painter Javier Belmonte can no longer camouflage his fear of life and insecurity with bohemian bravura.
75'
Uruguay
IFFR 2019