French theatre director and author Patricia Allio presents her first film, together with two other short films that also investigate the concept of ‘the hunt’.
Also see Hunting Scenes – Quay Brothers in Conversation with Patricia Allio.
In this combined programme
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Reconstitution d’une scène de chasse
Far from a stereotypical conception of BDSM, this film illustrates the complexity of female lust through words, painting and a hint of Buñuel. -
The Doll’s Breath
Out of fear of losing her, a former window dresser creates a replica of his wife. An unsettling evocation of a man’s descent into insanity. -
Wood Child and Hidden Forest Mother
Deep in the forest, a hunter encounters a strange creature he cannot kill. A deceptively colourful childish graphic style evokes a bleak, nightmarish