Section: Feature Film Competition

Spirál

Spiral

Cecilia Felméri
Hungary, Romania, 2020, 98 Min

A myth of nature, at once idyll for non-conformists and nightmarish landscape: Bence and Janka have moved to a remote forest lake to set up a fish farm. The couple's relationship is broken however and at some point Janka is gone. Whilst stoically holding on to his plans, Bence proves himself someone who assigns fixed roles to his fellow human beings and watches on as these prove their downfall.

A poetic portrait of an old house by the lake, somewhere in the Hungarian wilderness. A place where one can not only penetrate the elements, but also the mind of a man who cannot let go. Bogdan Dumitrache, familiar to audiences from Berlinale winner „Child’s Pose“ (2013), portrays man's decay and ultimate resurrection in a most harrowing performance. Bence and Janka find themselves in a relationship crisis that suddenly comes to a standstill. In his dreams Bence is eaten away by maggots, that is until a new woman and new hope appears in the form of Norá. Director Cecília Felméri spectacularly sheds light on deep psychological processes by means of a series of natural spectacles whilst inviting viewers to immerse themselves in seldom seen parallel words both magical and, at times, desolate.

Filmformat
1:1.85
Drehbuch
Cecilia Felméri
Kamera
György Réder
Ton
5.1 Digital
Schnitt
Péter Politzer
Musik
Gábor Császár
Darsteller
Bogdan Dumitrche, Alexandra Borbély, Diána Magdolna Kiss
Produzent
András Muhi, Mónika Mécs
Produktion
Inforg-M&M Film
Co-Produktion
Hai-Hui Entertainment SRL
Kontakt
Inforg-M&M Film
András Muhi
andras.muhidr@gmail.com
Cecilia Felméri

Cecilia Felméri - born 1978

Education:

since  2008 - Phd Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2003-2008 - Film directing, Photo- Film- Media, Sapientia University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2003-2004 - Puppetry acting, University of Theatrical Studies, Targu Mures, Romania
1997-2002 - Law Studies, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

2012  The Pill of Happiness – short fiction film, 12 min
2011   Infinite Minutes – short fiction film, 19 min
2010   Matthias, Matthias – animated documentary, 13 min
2008   Cuckoo - short fiction film, 17 min