The Lover
199626m5.4
- Runtime
- 26m
- Origin
- Belgium
About
A bereft filmmaker asks a series of women to pose nude for his camera in this striking and moody short film by Belgium's Olivier Smolders. The silent encounters act as counterpoint to a contemplative internal monologue musing on love, loss and the subtle power-plays of aversion and desire underway in an atmosphere pervaded by an irresistible erotic gloom. Filmed in a lustrous black and white, the themes explored find their perfect compliment in the stark, fascinated, all-embracing gaze of the camera. - Robert Avila
Where to watch
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Details
- Director
- Olivier Smolders
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Dec 1, 1996
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