
OpenCityDocumentaryFestival2023<br/> Atender16mmportraitofthefilmmakerHaroldHutter’selderlymotherandfather,filmedoverthecourseof2daysinthesmallFrenchvillagewheretheylive.HorstHutterisaretireduniversityprofessornowsufferingfromadvanceddementia,hiswifeFrancineyPrévostisapoetwhosemovingwritingaccompaniesthefilm.<br/> ThecouplearefilmedinthesoftcoloursoftheirdomesticinteriorasHorststrugglestorememberhisdailyroutine.Somehabitsseemlifelong,othersnewlyformedbytheintrusionofdementia.Hismemoryisfadingandhissightandhearingarealmostcompletelylost.Amongstthesescenes,recordedconversationsbetweenHorstandFrancineygathermemoriesfromtheirlivestogetherandthemomenttheymetandfellinlove.<br/> Thesequotidianmomentsareobservedinlong,stillcompositionsasHutterachievesthekindofintimacythatcomeswithfamilialcloseness.Theresultingfilmisnotjustadocumentofhisfather’sjourneywithdementia,butalsothelovestoryofhisparents.