The Lover (1996)

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Released:
1996-12-01

Overview:
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

Director:
Olivier Smolders

Runtime:
0h 26min

Genre:

  • Cast:
  • Yves Degen
  • Catherine Grosjean
  • Éric Pauwels
  • Mélanie Rullier