A precise ducument, depressive, with the hope for more

Jana Gaspary

Raffaele Vinci

Carl Andersen

Young couple sharing an apartment with a filmmaker (Andersen himself) - and all protagonists are trying to work out their emotions for each other.

Die Sehnsucht nach dem Mehr

It is hard to believe that a film, which mainly consists of close-ups and actors who are struggling for words, could be entertaining. The film is a documentary about an experiment of three people, who share a flat. Two of them used to have a relationship in the past. During the shooting, the third person, Andersen himself, who is nearly twice as old as the others, is developing a relationship with the girl. The boy is leaving, the other two continue the experiment, driven by a desire for more. The experiment becomes secondary. More important is, what the actors think about it. Precise, distinct, brilliantly illuminated black-and-white pictures and statements, which create an uneasy atmosphere, which lasts until the end of the film and beyond. There is a hint of nearness at the end, the hope for more, somewhere, sometime. But the general atmosphere is depressive, which is only brightened by the girl. At the end, one can share Carl&apos;s feelings for her, and get a chance to fall in love. Despite the quiet and motionless pictures and the lack of action, it is possible to find some truths about life. It is the most serious and moving film of Carl Andersen.

It is hard to believe that a film, which mainly consists of close-ups and actors who are struggling for words, could be entertaining. The film is a documentary about an experiment of three people, who share a flat. Two of them used to have a relationship in the past. During the shooting, the third person, Andersen himself, who is nearly twice as old as the others, is developing a relationship with the girl. The boy is leaving, the other two continue the experiment, driven by a desire for more. The experiment becomes secondary. More important is, what the actors think about it. Precise, distinct, brilliantly illuminated black-and-white pictures and statements, which create an uneasy atmosphere, which lasts until the end of the film and beyond. There is a hint of nearness at the end, the hope for more, somewhere, sometime. But the general atmosphere is depressive, which is only brightened by the girl. At the end, one can share Carl's feelings for her, and get a chance to fall in love. Despite the quiet and motionless pictures and the lack of action, it is possible to find some truths about life. It is the most serious and moving film of Carl Andersen.

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