The Lord's Ride
For the Yenish, respect for one’s elders and religious fervour flirt indifferently with vandalism. Fred Dorkel is one of them: feared and respected by his community, he earns his living by stealing cars. One night, his life is turned upside down: an angel appears to him. For Fred, this is the sign of a second chance that he has to take. He decides to settle down, but this choice creates a clash with his family…
| Director | Jean-Charles Hue |
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"My role as a filmmaker is to find people who don't think like others and who live among us. Is it still possible in the 21st century?" Following his obsession with contemporary mythologies, Jean-Charles Hue delivers his strongest films, always walking the line between fiction and reality. Here, these marginal people are the Yéniches, a semi-nomadic evangelical community with whom the director discovered a common ancestor. As a "Flaherty of the barbecue," he captures their daily lives, filled with strong friendships, violence, and a vibrant religiosity that seems to guide them in every circumstance. Hue reinvents a story of car theft to better orchestrate the transition towards redemption, much like in a Peckinpah film. This shift from violence to light is carried by the Dorkels themselves, who invite us into their world with a keen sense of embodiment. This film is a choreography of words and bodies within a world that we sometimes struggle to see clearly.
Pascal Catheland
Filmmaker
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Français
1h24
Language: Français -
English
1h24
Language: English
- Année 2010
- Pays France
- Durée 84
- Producteur Avalon Films
- Langue French
- Sous-titres English
- Résumé court Between a crime film and a western: the tale of Fred, a car thief touched by the light of God.
- Ordre 5
"My role as a filmmaker is to find people who don't think like others and who live among us. Is it still possible in the 21st century?" Following his obsession with contemporary mythologies, Jean-Charles Hue delivers his strongest films, always walking the line between fiction and reality. Here, these marginal people are the Yéniches, a semi-nomadic evangelical community with whom the director discovered a common ancestor. As a "Flaherty of the barbecue," he captures their daily lives, filled with strong friendships, violence, and a vibrant religiosity that seems to guide them in every circumstance. Hue reinvents a story of car theft to better orchestrate the transition towards redemption, much like in a Peckinpah film. This shift from violence to light is carried by the Dorkels themselves, who invite us into their world with a keen sense of embodiment. This film is a choreography of words and bodies within a world that we sometimes struggle to see clearly.
Pascal Catheland
Filmmaker
-
Français
Duration: 1h24Language: Français1h24 -
English
Duration: 1h24Language: English1h24
- Année 2010
- Pays France
- Durée 84
- Producteur Avalon Films
- Langue French
- Sous-titres English
- Résumé court Between a crime film and a western: the tale of Fred, a car thief touched by the light of God.
- Ordre 5
