Twofatsnailswiththeirantennaedirectedatalienfrequenciestellsustheirthoughtsinabio-psychedelicmonsterfilm. Amongtheworksofcontemporaryartthatdirecttheirinterestatthebiologicallifesurroundingus,theyoungFrenchartistCindyCoutant'sshortfilm'Télédésir'isoneofthosethatmostuncompromisinglydistancesitselffromanyman-madescale.Aradicalblendofmonsterfilmandromanticcomedywithtwosnailsintheleadroles,anyfilmyoucouldcompareitwithislightyearsaway.Dance,deathfights,matingrituals-inspiteofthenaturalpace,thereisfull-blownactioninthisfilm,whichalsoinitiatesusintothethinkingofsnailsthroughsubtitles.HDanimationsandanoutbreakofbangertechno,aglassplateandtheartificiallightingofafilmstudio.TheelementsofCoutant'sworkarearrangedwithcrystalclearprecision,butthetrippyhumourliftsthepsychedelictotalityintoacenturywehaven'tevenreachedyet.ThefilmisCoutant'sgraduationpiecefromtheFrenchartfilmschoolLeFresnoy.Wild,expansiveandwithitsantennaetunedinonalienfrequencies.