Almost baroque in its ambition and detail, Akerman and Seabra Lopes’ mesmerising short film delves deeply into the hard-wired dread of music lessons. Sewn around Schubert’s steely Opus 1, which is itself based on the no less terrifying legend of Goethe’s Erlkönig, their film is a revelation.
Also in this combined programme
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The Golden Bird
Mysterious tale about a search for a way to escape the cycle of births. Imaginative experimental film by one of the most exciting Indian authors.
Film details
- Country of production
- Portugal
- Year
- 2011
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2012
- Length
- 23'
- Medium/Format
- HDcam
