directed by Andrzej Zulawski, drama, 103 min, eng subtitles
written by Andrzej Zulawski
with Andy Gillet, Sabine Azéma, Clémentin Pons, Jean-François Balmer
Witold just failed his law-school exams and Fuchs has just quit his job at a Parisian fashion company. Arriving for a few days away at a so-called family guesthouse, they are greeted by a series of unsettling omens: a sparrow hanging in the forest, then a piece of wood in the same condition, and finally signs on the ceiling and in the garden. In this guesthouse there is a menacing mouth, that of the maid, and a perfect mouth, that of the young woman of the house with whom Witold falls madly in love. Unfortunately, she has just married an architect of the most respectable sort. But is the young woman equally respectable? The third hanging, that of the cat, is Witold’s doing. Why did he do it? And above all... will the fourth hanging be that of a human?
Awards
Locarno IFF 2015 (Pardo for Best Director)