
Arieisbehindontherentandhaswriter’sblock–andthebookhehasn’tyetwrittenhastobefinishedintwomonths.Thenhefindsinspirationatthetramstopofhislife,intheformoftheredheadedtramdriverSonja.Whenherrouteisabolished,theinfatuatedAriedoeseverythinghecantogetintouchwithhismuse.<br/> ‘NoSonja,nobook;nobook,nowriter;nowriter,nolife;nolife,noSonja.’Inthisway,Ariegraduallyloseseverything:hishouse,hisself-respect,hishope.<br/> AriDeelderbasedhertragicomicdirectingdebutonastorybyAatCeelen,whoisalsofromRotterdam.ThefamiliarRotterdamsettingisjuxtaposedwithabsurdistfantasiesandanimations.SupportedbythejazzoftheNewCoolCollectiveandwithabrilliantleadingroleforRaymondThiry,whomanagestocommunicatemanyemotionsconvincingly.Plusatinybitpartforherfather,JulesDeelder.




