Underplayed Gems

Sindbillede (1982)

Sindbillede poster
Directed by
Irene Werner Stage
Country
Denmark
Runtime
40 min
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How it feels

A Danish short film from 1982 about a woman who spends most of her time in bed, appearing passive. She is a narcissist, disappointed in her expectations and distrustful of others, but with a hidden drive for independence and protest.

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What happens

Sindbillede er en dansk kortfilm fra 1982 instrueret af Irene Werner Stage efter eget manuskript. Et sindbillede betyder egentlig et sanseligt billede - et billede, der forestiller noget håndgribeligt, men også noget uhåndgribeligt. Den store sten, der i begyndelsen af filmen igen og igen overskylles af havet og igen og igen kommer til syne, er således et sindbillede på den kvinde, filmen handler om. Det meste af filmen befinder hun sig i sin seng - tilsyneladende passiv. Kvinden i filmen er noget af en narcissist. Energierne er mere rettet imod hende selv, end de er rettet mod andre. Hun er typen på en kvinde, der er skuffet i sine forventninger, men heller ikke selv har tillid til nogen. I sig har hun nogle bestræbelser på selvstændighed, og i al sin dårligdom, bærer hun således kimen til protest. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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