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Synopsis: This film deals with a situation where a fellow student fainted at the presentation of her semester work during a critique session. She fell on her own sculpture that dealt with the method of criticism. What were the preconditions that the framework of the institutional reality were disrupted at once? How did each one behave and how is the event remembered? The text layer encircles the recalled situation, recounts, parallelizes and contrasts the different versions. The dialogues or rather monologues do not come from the psychology of the characters, but represent positions of the witnesses. The cinematic dispositive gradually reveals the reconstructed spatial situation of the event.
Year:
2014
14 min
203 Views


a monster from Southeast Asia.

As it sucks the life from a geranium,

it develops tentacles,

which is why

the dodders are called

"devil's hair" in French.

In the end, the geranium

will die.

So will the dodder.

To survive,

it needs another plant

in close proximity...

Hi, Sarah, how are you?

Great.

Hold on, I'll get her.

Charlie!

Sarah's on the phone.

Wanna take it downstairs?

- What?

- Sarah's on the phone.

Say I'm not here.

I already said you were!

How will I look?

- Take it!

- What a pain!

Why'd you do that?

I could ask the same thing.

In front of everyone,

you talk about my mother like that,

as if I were some liar.

- Listen...

- Let me finish, please.

You were right, our safari

wasn't last year, it was 2 years ago.

- But you said...

- So I made a mistake.

Can't I make a mistake?

You threw it in my face.

Now everyone thinks I'm a liar.

It's hard enough to be here

without my mother. I'm a stranger.

I'm such a wreck.

I'm sorry, I didn't know.

- Are you my friend or what?

- Of course.

I don't know what came over me.

I forgive you. Let's forget it.

- I feel so bad.

- It happens.

We won't mention it again.

See you tomorrow!

No more sulking.

Big kiss.

Thanks.

Kisses.

Bye!

- See you tomorrow!

- See you!

Have a nice evening!

Who's she?

Who's that?

Hi!

Who is it?

Is it you?

- Who do you think?

- I don't believe it.

What time is it?

Where were you?

School.

It's a mess.

Sorry.

This is no hotel!

There's nothing to eat.

And to drink?

No problem there!

Change your tone.

You disgust me.

Don't slam doors!

You hear me, Sarah?

Mom, please, stop.

Stop.

Stop it.

F***ing stop.

Stop that.

Stop!

Look!

Sh*t!

Didn't you get the text?

Didn't you get the text?

You were supposed to send it.

You look so cute.

Come in!

Stop!

I miss you.

I'm here.

No, you're not.

You don't listen to me.

Yes, I do.

Recognize me?

Recognize me?

It's me!

Sylvie the fly!

You okay?

Why are you crying?

I drank too much.

Sylvie will wipe your nose!

What's going on?

Between us?

I came here to have fun.

So keep your moods to yourself.

You're not really mean.

Great, that's reassuring.

Is it because of your mother?

I saw her.

How did you see her?

You're just lost.

I know why.

What are you saying?

Did you follow me?

I'm not mad.

Not anymore.

I understand

why you're like this.

You followed me?

You're really sick.

Don't worry.

I won't tell anyone.

It'll stay between us.

I'm not worried.

I'm not worried.

Because if you talk about it...

I'll kill you.

4...

3...

2...

1...

Happy New Year!

The guy takes me home,

so I'm expecting

a hottest, sexiest night ever!

- Nothing.

- Nothing?

You'd better

give me lessons because

I don't have that effect on Lucas.

He doesn't know I exist.

He's been stuck on Charlie for centuries.

Give it up, man!

There are other girls!

They never screwed.

- No!

- Yeah.

She's never done it.

Too uptight.

They tried once, it hurt,

she started blubbering. Period!

- She cried?

- She cried. How humiliating.

See, you're not the worst!

Go on, don't mind me.

I'm done.

Wanna add anything?

How could you?

Here we go again!

Was it a big secret?

No? Then get off my case.

So your mom's no secret either.

I can tell then!

You're obsessed with my mother.

Go on, we're listening.

She knows she works for an NGO...

Hey girls, let's go!

Chantal made it

without flour or sugar.

I can't remember which.

She left something out.

So it's lighter. I can't remember.

Charlne, 60. Disappointing.

Get it together!

It's not the time to slack off.

That goes for everyone!

Graduation's approaching.

Don't give up now!

Charlie = The Whore

Charlie gives sodomy free

Cold War is a term

used by the writer George Orwell to...

Cold War is a term

used by the writer George Orwell

to designate the period

of ideological tension...

What is that mess!

Who did that to you?

Who? Let me help you.

Let me do it!

It's everywhere!

I give head

Is it disgusting?

I can't hold back anymore.

It breaks my heart.

How can you put up with it?

I don't recognize you anymore.

It's making me sick.

She treats you like sh*t

and you do nothing.

Please, explain it to me.

I don't understand.

I'm not asking you to.

You going home?

Yeah.

Let's go for coffee!

I don't feel like it.

- What's going on?

- Everything's fine.

Tell Lucas and Victoire that

but not us.

I don't recognize you.

- I'm fine!

- You're so far away.

Everything's fine.

Call if you need us.

Keep going!

Straight ahead! Knees up!

Straight ahead, boys!

Come on, you girls in back!

Come on, girls! Three laps!

Sir!

- It's okay, Charlie!

- Find her thing!

You okay? Relax!

Open her mouth.

I was scared.

Don't do that again.

Can you answer me?

Yes.

I drank too much already.

Charlne!

What's the matter with her?

Nothing.

She just has the blues these days.

- Huh, Charlie?

- Have a glass of champagne.

Shall we throw a party?

I don't think so.

Are you kidding?

You're 18!

You have to have a party!

- Didn't you...

- She doesn't want one.

Can I give you a present?

Your mom got you one without me.

- You weren't here.

- What?

I couldn't reach you.

Think I'd miss

my daughter's 18th birthday?

May I?

Let me.

Your father and I

said goodbye last night.

I know

but this time it's for good.

For once, it was my idea.

We'll see.

Okay?

It'll be better now.

I'm going to the jewelry store.

Think of me.

I'm scared.

What?

Why do you always forgive him?

I can't do otherwise.

This is all I have.

It's the first time.

She yells, she breaks stuff,

but she's never hit me.

Is it swollen?

No, it's okay.

She must be

sleeping it off somewhere.

She didn't even know

what she did.

She won't remember tomorrow.

I left right away.

I didn't know where to go.

Or who I could talk to.

I just have you.

We never went to Africa.

You got that.

I've always done that -

told stories,

invented stuff.

I'm not even trying

to cover things up.

Do you hate me?

No.

What I hate is when we're apart.

Hi, Vanessa!

- You okay?

- Yeah.

- You sure?

- Yeah.

You can hardly see anything.

Look.

Yeah.

It's best if we don't

show up together.

Pardon me?

They won't understand.

You just show up and...

You followed me home.

Now we're even.

- Are you kidding me?

- Let me go!

- You've got no right!

- Let go! F***!

- You like it?

- I love it.

- Here!

- It's a present.

My pleasure!

- No!

- Yes!

There!

Thank you!

It's gorgeous!

A little souvenir.

That's enough now!

What's come over you?

What's going on?

Everybody, sit down!

What's this about? Sit!

I'll signal you

when you can turn them over.

You have 4 hours for this test.

Good luck!

Turn your forms over.

What?

F***, I've never seen this!

Did you ace it?

I wanna pick up the clothes

I left at your place.

Hear me?

- What are you doing?

- Going home.

Come for a drink?

No, I'm going home.

Stop making yourself crazy.

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