”Juliette”
András Szirtes
feature
„If You bring forth what is within You,
what You have will save You,
If You do not have that within You,
what You do not have within You will kill You."
(The Apocryphal Gospel of Thomas)
Related items
rendező/ director: Szirtes András (1951), f/sc: Szirtes András, Érsek Obádovics Mercédesz, dr/dr: Szeredás András, o/ph: Robitz Anikó, v/ed: Trenka Márton, d/a.d.: Szirtes András, l.t./p.d.: Szirtes András, sze/cast: Érsek Obádovics Mercédesz, Szirtes András, gy/p.m.: Kovács Ildikó, p/p: Szirtes András, támogató/supported by: A.P.A. Galéria (Budapest), Vándorló Söröző (Némedi István és Kati, Kisoroszi), FilmJus Alapítvány, DocuArt (Budapest), Punkt' um Galéria (Antwerpen), Nova Cinema (Brüsszel), Yellow Hause (Geel, Belgium), gyártó/p.c.: Complementer Cameleon Kft., 2008, színes/colour, 71 perc/mins, video, sztereo
Her childhood life as a gooseherd is one of unreserved happiness, though already her sad fate haunts her dreams. She spends her teenage years with nuns who treat her with harsh discipline, causing her irreparable trauma. It seems that her one and only love is about to reach fulfilment when the boy wants to leave her. She won't let go, devouring his love completely. They lock her up in an asylum for the insane. It is there that she is found by a therapist. This film focuses on their relationship as they expose each other's personalities, raising the question, which one is the real patient?
