Synopsis
Abandoned at birth in the Greek mountains on a stormy night, Jon is taken in and adopted, without having known his father or mother. As a young man, he meets Iro, a warden in the prison where he is incarcerated after a deadly tragic accident. She seems to seek out his presence, takes care of him, records music for him. Jon’s eyesight begins to fail… From then on, for every loss he suffers, he will gain something in return. Thus, in spite of going blind, he will live his life more fully than ever. Freely inspired by the myth of Oedipus.
Filmmaker
Angela Schanelec
She began her career as a theater actress and later studied Direction at the German Academy of Film and Television, where she shared promotion with Christian Petzold and Thomas Arslan and with whom she formed what was known as the Berlin School. Her films have been selected at major festivals such as Cannes, Locarno, and Berlin, where she won the Silver Bear for Best Direction for “I Was at Home, But”, also awarded in Mar del Plata and San Sebastián, and the Silver Bear for best script by “Music”.
Filmography: Music (2023, D'A 2024), I Was Home, But (2019), The Dreamed Path (2016), Orly (2010), Afternoon (2007), Marseille (2004), Passing Summer (2001), Plätze in Städten (1998), My Sister's Good Fortune (1995), Ich bin den Sommer über in Berlin geblieben (mid-length film, 1994), Über das Entgegenkommen (short film, 1992), Lovely Yellow Color (short film, 1991)
Awards and festivals
Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
SEMINCI VALLADOLID
Ribera del Duero Award for Best Direction
Best Direction of Photography
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