Litany of woe

Teddy needs help. Unfortunately, having been ostracised from his group therapy sessions, he may not find the assistance he needs to enact his radical solution. (Leeds International Film Festival 2018)

This complex allegorical tale tells the story of man’s quest for spiritual meaning. When God enters the body of 1980s filmmaker Simon Donnadieu, his wife Rachel realizes that something has gone awry, but chooses to remain faithful to her erratically-behaving husband.

“17 June 1990, East Berlin. The GDR will exist for another three months. No more time to commemorate all those who stood up in ’53, showed civil courage and were vanquished. This film is dedicated to them.” This is what we hear from offscreen as the film opens, to images of a rally for the victims of 17 June.

OverRiped words from the lips of an OverExposed boy decorates this litany in pink with purple bruises.