
AmidsttheimpersonalhubbubofParis'OrlyAirport,strangersmeet,secretsarerevealed,andsuddenintimaciesdevelopinthisbeautifullyobservedmosaicoflivesintransit.<br/> Loosely-linkedscenesinthehallofParis’Orlyairport.Amanandawoman,bothFrenchbutlivingabroad,meeteachotherbychance.HehasjustdecidedtomovebacktoParisandshelongstoreturnthere.Amotherandheralmostadultsonaregoingtothefuneralofherex-husband,hisfather.Ayoungcoupleisembarkingonitsfirstbigtrip.Andawomanreadsaletterfromthemanshehasrecentlyleft.Theyareallwaitingfortheirflight.<br/> Thedeparturehallisaplaceoftransit.Peoplearebetweenthehereandthere,betweenthe“notyet”andthe“nomore”.Schanelecplacesfourcouplesamidthecrowdsofwaitingpassengers;thecameraobservesthem,oftenfromadistance.Buttheirconversationscanbeheard;theeariscloserthantheeye.Intimateislandsofdialogueamidhecticactivity.Thetremendousbackgroundnoisedoesthemnoharmuntilthemusiccomesandinfectsthewholeroom.CatPowersings“RememberMe”,reinforcingtheatmosphereoflonging,separationandtransitorinessthatalreadylingersintheair.Later,theoff-screenmonologueofadying,lovingmanaddstoit.“LoveWillTearUsApart”–that’swhat’swrittenatthebeginningonarecordcover.Afarewellfilm.




