A personal process within a cultural and social crisis in Argentina. A documentary essay about respect and absence. Treasuring diversity, searching for a new perspective.Cantata de las cosas solas is a unique film in Argentine cinema. A non narrative film that examines the impossibility of going beyond the visible. A succession of long takes, first person voice overs, existential and poetic inter titles, artificial sounds, Willi Behnisch’s directorial début invites us to embark on an exceptional and fascinating experience. In his words it is ‘a documentary about relaxation, an essay on looking and on absence’. Armed with his camera, he moves through places, letting chance guide him, as with the white flag spotted in a square that he takes for a sign. For Behnisch, stories lie. Only the eye’s retina can capture the truth. His film strives to approach a pure and essentialist look.
Also in this combined programme
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The Ghost Paintings 1 – 4
Short: Fragments – ghosts – of uncertain stories dissolve into beautifully electronic abstraction – visual ghosts – Francis Bacon style. -
The Ghost Paintings 4
Fragments (spirits) of uncertain stories dissolve in beautiful electronic abstraction (visual spirits) à la Francis Bacon.
Film details
- Country of production
- Argentina
- Year
- 2003
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2004
- Length
- 52'
- Medium/Format
- Betacam SP PAL
