Once upon a time, the lives of Corsican farmers were not merely a matter of labour, animals and the soil. They also involved dreams, signs, visions and spirits. L’ultimo sognu interweaves speech, music, documentary images and intriguing archival footage into a mysterious film, which transcends time.
Also in this combined programme
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Lullaby
The film consists of four new renditions of traditional Thai lullaby tunes in Chehe dialect, focusing on the current religious and cultural disharmony -
Divinations
An idiosyncratic collection of objects on adhesive tape is brought to life by an old magic lantern. What do these shapes and images tell us… -
Fuel
A quiet observation of an expert griller working at one of the oldest Robatayaki restaurants in Japan. Slow cooking matched with slow-paced editing. -
two moons
Typical for Benning, in Two Moons the title is an exact description of the film’s content – and its governing principle, structure and concept. -
A Woman in Trouble Is a Temporary Thing
A fictional film portrait of Victoria Legrand of the band Beach House, set in a vague dystopian space.
Film details
- Country of production
- France
- Year
- 2019
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2020
- Length
- 33'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
