Nuit bleue

A young woman, Antonia, returns to her island of birth, Corsica, after one of her relatives has disappeared at sea. She is torn back and forth between her old love Ettore and the dumb Alexander. The quest for Antonia’s place in the masculine environment of armed nationalism is an excuse for all kinds of peregrinations in the spectacular landscape of Cap Corse - a landscape that itself becomes a leading character. The plot of this fascinating film, entirely without dialogue, is told in songs such as Ne dis rien by Serge Gainsbourg. With the songs, the maker reveals the psychology of his characters, who seem to be in the grip of an age-old, atavistic melancholy.
Nuit bleue was directed by the Corsican artist Ange Leccia. He has a major oeuvre to his name with photos, films, videos and installations. He has also made films in cooperation with Dominique Gonzales Foerster (Artist in Focus, IFFR 2003).