A voice-over guides the viewer through an underground depot of historic and imaginary relics, from the Alhambra to Romeo and Juliet’s balcony. While the anonymous voice strings together backstory after backstory, a parallel history emerges from the darkness of this beautifully decorated limestone quarry, shaped by fantasy, boredom, faith and power.
Also in this combined programme
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The Memory Atlas
Aby Warburg, a German art historian, established an entirely new, purely visual approach by collecting and combining reproductions. -
The Leaks of Venice
An old building in Venice hosts an exhibition. A visitor walks through empty rooms discovering a space that functions like an abandoned theatre set. -
a minor piece of damage
In this video a painting is both traditionally restored and digitally retouched, transforming it into a new and hybrid object. -
Villa Empain
A unique blend of Bauhaus and Art Deco, the marvelous Villa Empain has had many different lives since it opened in 1934. A story of…
Film details
- Country of production
- Netherlands
- Year
- 2020
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2020
- Length
- 15'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
