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The Lover

The Lover

Original Title: L'amateur

199626m

Status

Released

Release

1996

Runtime

26m

Storyline

A bereft filmmaker asks a series of women to pose nude for his camera in this striking and moody short film by Belgium's Olivier Smolders. The silent encounters act as counterpoint to a contemplative internal monologue musing on love, loss and the subtle power-plays of aversion and desire underway in an atmosphere pervaded by an irresistible erotic gloom. Filmed in a lustrous black and white, the themes explored find their perfect compliment in the stark, fascinated, all-embracing gaze of the camera. - Robert Avila

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
26m
Dec 1, 1996
Languages
French
Production Countries
Belgium