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The Lover (1996)
Directed by Olivier Smolders
· 26m
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
Cast
Yves Degen
Catherine Grosjean
Crew
- Director
- Olivier Smolders
Details
- Original title
- L'amateur
- Release date
- 1996-12-01
- Runtime
- 26m
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- Belgium