Aren’t You Happy?
Das melancholische Mädchen
According to the girl from the film’s German title, melancholy girls can be typified as follows: they roam around, talk, have sex and nothing else happens. Yet there’s enough to see in the 14 episodes that make up this post-modern comedy. They are all characterised by a new encounter and an attempt by the girl to find resonance with people in the world around her. The episodes are as theatrical as they are colourful: from a ride on a unicorn through a neon-lit industrial area to aerobics with babies; nothing is too crazy in Susanne Heinrich’s fairy-tale, playful and absurdist world.
However, behind the façade of pastoral shades, tautly orchestrated sets and poppy neon lights, there seems to be a void. In her quest for the next place to sleep, the girl feels like a tourist in her own life. And in the conversations with her bed partners, she experiences no bonding, but only an empty echo of herself.
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Film details
- Country of production
- Germany
- Year
- 2019
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 80"
- Medium/Format
- DCP
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