The Lover

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

Genre:

Duration:

26 min

Cast:

Yves Degen, Catherine Grosjean, Éric Pauwels

Quality:

HD

Director:

Olivier Smolders

Release:

1996

Country:

Belgium

Rating:

5.4