AWL_037 consists of two road movies, which at first glance couldn’t be further apart. One is considerably recent, the other a downright avant garde classic- and rarely shown in the Netherlands. They are both formerly rigorous, highly contemporary and deeply immersive.
LE CAMION by Marguerite Duras 1977, France, 80 min., French w/ English subtitles
In Le Camion, writer / director Marguerite Duras and actor Gérard Depardieu sit together at a table while she reads a scenario about a woman who gets a lift from a male truck driver. He listens, asks questions, she answers. The conversation is alternated with images of the truck from the story, driving through an evening landscape, while its occupants remain invisible, only to become animated through the conversation at the table. What initially looks like a rehearsal for a film to be made, actually turns out to be the film itself.
SUN DOG by Dorian Jespers 2020, Belgium/Russia, 21 min. Russian w/ English subtitles
Le Camion is preceded by Sun Dog, Dorian Jespers' graduation film (KASK Gent), set in the Russian Arctic. In it, we follow locksmith Fedor, feverishly roaming the concrete alleys of Moermansk, trying to be of service to those who need him most, who might turn out to be himself. It was awarded a Tiger Shorts award at IFFR this year, and well deservedly so.
AWL_037 LE CAMION + SUN DOG
wednesday 17 June 2020
doors open: 20.15
start program: 20.30
pre sale tickets: WORM
Boomgaardsstraat 71, Rotterdam