Inspired by Sudhir Kakar’s idea of ‘India as the unconscious of the West’, The Strife of Love in a Dream is composed in a braided structure, interweaving a pilgrimage, the production of anti-anxiety medication and the extraction of snake venom, all of which are linked to human strategies to ward off fear.
Also in this combined programme
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Kreis Wr.Neustadt
Hilarious overview of architectural failures. A road movie that provides new insights, but goes nowhere. -
A Free Moment
Tell el-Full, location for King Hussein’s summer palace, which before 1967 was in Jordan but now is part of Israel, seen through an ingenious camera… -
Polvo
The grim story of Mexico City: a metropolis that can eat you alive. An exciting essay about the huge city with an exceptional soundtrack. -
All the Lines Flow Out
Beautifully photographed work starts at the moment when eight mysterious men, dressed in raincoats, come together from a mountain.
Film details
- Country of production
- France
- Year
- 2011
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2012
- Length
- 11'
- Medium/Format
- HDcam
