Dear Director
In 1980, American jazz pianist Kazzrie Jaxen watched Ingmar Bergman’s _From the Life of the Marionettes_. Afterwards, she wrote a sixteen-page letter to Bergman, explaining how the film had changed her life. _Dear Director_ is based on this real fan letter, which Swedish director Marcus Lindeen discovered while researching unfinished Bergman scripts for a play.
| Director | Marcus Lindeen |
| Actor | L'équipe éditoriale de Tënk |
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The short film Dear Director by Marcus Lindeen is a visual work inspired by a fan letter addressed to Ingmar Bergman. Thirty-five years ago, jazz pianist Kazzrie Jaxen wrote a long letter expressing her love for Bergman's film From the Life of the Marionettes. The film opens with bodies, a woman at a piano, and a movie theater bathed in red light. During the screening of Bergman’s film, Kazzrie Jaxen, playing herself, feels trapped inside the cinema. This feeling is reminiscent of a fetus in its mother's womb. This thought leads her to realize that she is not alone in her body. As a survivor of her twin sister, Kazzrie carries a part of her sister beneath her skin. Her voice narrates and sometimes sings, accompanying the images throughout the film. The beauty and honesty of the discourse create a profound imprint that invites the viewer to reflect.
Narges Qurban
Communications and Marketing Assistant
Usine C
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English
14 mn
Language: English
- Année 2015
- Pays Sweden
- Durée 14
- Producteur FASAD
- Langue German, English
- Sous-titres English
- Résumé court In 1980, an American pianist wrote a sixteen-page letter to director Ingmar Bergman, recounting the impact one of his films had on her life.
- Mention festival Cinema & Gioventù Prize for Best International Short Film · Locarno 2015
- Ordre 1
The short film Dear Director by Marcus Lindeen is a visual work inspired by a fan letter addressed to Ingmar Bergman. Thirty-five years ago, jazz pianist Kazzrie Jaxen wrote a long letter expressing her love for Bergman's film From the Life of the Marionettes. The film opens with bodies, a woman at a piano, and a movie theater bathed in red light. During the screening of Bergman’s film, Kazzrie Jaxen, playing herself, feels trapped inside the cinema. This feeling is reminiscent of a fetus in its mother's womb. This thought leads her to realize that she is not alone in her body. As a survivor of her twin sister, Kazzrie carries a part of her sister beneath her skin. Her voice narrates and sometimes sings, accompanying the images throughout the film. The beauty and honesty of the discourse create a profound imprint that invites the viewer to reflect.
Narges Qurban
Communications and Marketing Assistant
Usine C
-
English
Duration: 14 minutesLanguage: English14 mn
- Année 2015
- Pays Sweden
- Durée 14
- Producteur FASAD
- Langue German, English
- Sous-titres English
- Résumé court In 1980, an American pianist wrote a sixteen-page letter to director Ingmar Bergman, recounting the impact one of his films had on her life.
- Mention festival Cinema & Gioventù Prize for Best International Short Film · Locarno 2015
- Ordre 1
