Forum of Independents - Competition 2010 / E.N.V.I.E / France 2009
Young Orso is addicted to the music of Joe Bleezard. When Orso finds out that the singer is dead, he loses the will to live and tries to commit suicide. But he doesn’t know that his neighbor Samantha is watching him through a chink in the wall; she calls an ambulance and saves his life. Samantha is in love with Orso and is willing to do anything for him.
For a young baker by the name of Orso, the music of singer Joe Bleezard is one of life’s necessities. Orso is addicted to this rock idol and upon hearing the shocking news that Bleezard is dead, his life loses meaning and he tries to kill himself. He downs some pills and awaits eternal deliverance. He has no idea that his neighbor Samantha, who besottedly observes his every movement, has been watching him for some time through a chink in the wall. Samantha calls an ambulance, thereby foiling Orso’s attempt to exit the world. The young man protests his neighbor’s meddling, but she merely responds with a perverse proposal. She’ll lend a helping hand next time, whether he chooses life or death. The movie poetically follows the everyday life of an unfortunate young man. The dramatic events that take place over several days, however, are softened by humor and a gentle and sensitive atmosphere. The film is rounded out with the driving punk music that haggard Orso is so crazy about, come life or death.
55 min / Color, HD CAM
World premiere
Director Joséphine Flasseur
/ Screenplay Joséphine Flasseur
/ Dir. of Photography Alain Duplantier, Antoine Sannier
/ Music Damian C. Wilde
/ Editor Alexandra Strauss
/ Producer Julien Batifol
/ Production Providence Associes
/ Cast Jan Steen, Amélie Daure, Didier Sauvegrain
/ Contact Providence Associes
Joséphine Flasseur (b. 1975, Paris) started her career by shooting experimental movies on Super 8. Since 1997 she has shot five short films. At the same time she worked as an actress in film and theater. In 1997–1999 she worked for the Cannes film festival performing public relations services involving tributes to directors (e.g. Robert Altman and Dino Risi). Her films most often treat the theme of the dysfunctional family. Her first short picture, Auto-stop (1997), as well as a later short, Brûlure Indienne (2000), took awards from the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée. Her latest short Dans la Forêt Noire (2004) was presented in the Quinzaine des réalisateurs section at the Cannes IFF. E.N.V.I.E is her feature debut.
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Julien Batifol
Production Company
Joséphine Flasseur
Film Director
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