Music
Angela Schanelec
SCREENER
2023
-108min
-Germany, France, Serbia
with
Aliocha Schneider, Agathe Bonitzer
Abandoned at birth in the Greek mountains on a stormy night, Jon is taken in and adopted, without having known his father or mother.
As a young man, he meets Iro, a warden in the prison where he is incarcerated after a deadly tragic accident. She seems to seek out his presence, takes care of him, records music for him. Jon’s eyesight begins to fail… From then on, for every loss he suffers, he will gain something in return. Thus, in spite of going blind, he will live his life more fully than ever.
Freely inspired by the myth of Oedipus.
Binding together a foundational myth with musical creation, Angela Schanelec, the figurehead of the German “new New Wave”, returns with her very own and stunning contemporary rendering of the tragedy of Oedipus.
As a young man, he meets Iro, a warden in the prison where he is incarcerated after a deadly tragic accident. She seems to seek out his presence, takes care of him, records music for him. Jon’s eyesight begins to fail… From then on, for every loss he suffers, he will gain something in return. Thus, in spite of going blind, he will live his life more fully than ever.
Freely inspired by the myth of Oedipus.
Binding together a foundational myth with musical creation, Angela Schanelec, the figurehead of the German “new New Wave”, returns with her very own and stunning contemporary rendering of the tragedy of Oedipus.
The celebration of a vision Schanelec has meticulously honed over the past three decades, like a late sonata by a composer who has fully come into their voice
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
A scintillating example of film’s uncanny ability to transcend itself, to operate on planes above, below and in between the images and soundscapes of which it is composed
VARIETY
Enigmatic in form and uncompromising in intent, a formally impressive film
INDIEWIRE
Exciting and puzzling
LITTLE WHITE LIES
Berlinale 2023 - Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
