Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus
Hybrid noir showing in moving collages the hunt for a man who could be anyone. Cigarettes burn. Ash falls. ‘Silence fiction’.
80'
Croatia
IFFR 2021
Edouard and Suzanne Mouradian often babysit their grandchildren. Grandad plays violent computer games and we see him entrust his frustrations – that often end in violent fantasies and thoughts of genocide – to the PC in writing.
The first half of Au jour d’aujourd’hui, set in 2013, includes lots of screens, ranging from mobile phones to tablets. This fascination with modern technology returns in the second part that is set in 2024. Edouard has died and the 88-year-old Suzanne misses him deeply. A company specialising in deep-fake technology can however bring the dead back using ‘swapping’. When Suzanne has Edouard brought back, he proves not entirely himself.
Although Au jour d’aujourd’hui is partly science fiction, Maxence Stamatiadis’ debut is essentially about a recognisable theme. Suzanne is dissatisfied with Edouard’s resurrection, but “it’s better than nothing”. Just like photographs and videos of the dead are better than nothing.
IFFR 2021
Programme IFFR 2021
Echoing Rotterdam’s port city identity, IFFR’s newest programme offers a safe haven to the full range of contemporary cinema that the festival champions.
Still: El ventre del mar
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80'
Croatia
IFFR 2021
These intimate, at times almost magical, portraits of soulmates prove that love comes in all shapes and sizes.
102'
Portugal
IFFR 2021
In 2024, 88-year-old Suzanne uses deep-fake technology to recreate her deceased husband Edouard, but is he still the same?
67'
France
IFFR 2021