A super 8 diptich as an adaptation of Orpheus' myth from Ovid's Metamorphoses. The device objectifies the gap between Orpheus and Eurydice. Being part of the terrestrial world, Orpheus appears on the upper screen, whereas Eurydice, belonging to the netherworld, appears on the lower screen. The film is divided in 3 parts: a first part, shot from above, where the two characters are lying down on a footbridge and touching the visual gap in between them. A second part where the heroes are framed as profiles facing each other. A third part where Eurydice is stepping across the gap that separates her from Orpheus but is drawn back to the lower screen. The two heroes try to communicate through a pattern of symmetrical attitudes and gestures, while staying in two antinomic areas. Orpheus is not allowed to look at Eurydice in a direct way. The diptich subverts the classical rules of shot/after-shot technique used in narrative cinema. In Greek mythology, the cyclamen is Orpheus' attribute. Animated drawings of cyclamens alternate with the appearances of the two characters. This diptich is the second part of a trilogy revolving around Ovid's Metamorphoses dealing with flowers and thwarted loves.
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