The read
It runs a compact 26m.
Synopsis
Mourning the death of his partner and collaborator Danièle Huillet, Straub finds tender mercy in music and nature. Out of the abyss, Kathleen Ferrier sings “The Farewell” from Gustav Mahler’s “The Song of the Earth”, (which the composer wrote in 1909 after the death of his daughter) and Heinrich Schütz’s Lament on the Death of His Wife. The landscape also provides solace: the mountain grove where Endymion pines for his beloved Artemis, “a wild thing, untouchable, mortal,” appears to embody the Japanese concept of ‘mono no aware’ — a wistful acceptance of the fleeting beauty of things.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
15 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean-Marie StraubScreenplay
- Jean-Marie StraubDirector
- Gustav MahlerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Andrea BacciCast
- Dario MarconciniCast
Stills
Themes
short film