The Breath of Life

DutchartistGuidovanderWervedescribeshisfirstfeaturefilmas“autofiction”.Likeapieceofclassicalmusic,itisstructuredinaseriesofmovementsandisanautobiographicalstoryinwhichpastandpresentareintertwined.In2016,followingaseriouscaraccident,VanderWerveremainedinacomaforamonth.Nummerachttienrecountshisdifficultandmiraculousrehabilitationalsorecallingscenesfromchildhoodfromwhichthedifficultrelationshipswithhisparentsemerge.Itiscomposedofnumerouselements:8mmfilmsandpaintingsmadebytheartist’sfather,achoirandanorchestrathatoccasionallyentersthescene(inacemetery,inasupermarket),analteregooftheartisthimselfimpersonatedbyalittlered-hairedgirl.Locationsfromotherpreviousvideosbytheartistappear,suchasthefamilyhomeinPapendrechtintheNetherlands,hishomeinFinlandandthemedicalcenterinBerlinwherehestayedaftertheaccident,andimmediatelystartedtofilmhisrehabilitation.Thefilmispervadedbyasenseofmelancholyeveniftherearemomentsofhumor,anddelvesintothedepthsofhumanexistence:howlifecanbefragileand,sometimes,absurd.<br/>　　源自：<ahref=&quothttps://www.douban.com/link2/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.schermodellarte.org%2Fen%2Ffilm%2Fnummer-achttien-the-breath-of-life%2F&link2key=0add225f40&quottarget=&quot_blank&quotrel=&quotnofollow&quot>https://www.schermod<wbr/>ellarte.org/en/film/<wbr/>nummer-achttien-the-<wbr/>breath-of-life/</a>