The Nothingness Club directed by Edgar Pêra will be shown at Oldenburg International Film Festival Germany
German Premiere
In the presence of Edgar Pêra
Show
| 16.Sep | 9:30 PM | |
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Cine k/Muvi Bahnhofstraße 11 |
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| 17.Sep | 2:30 PM | |
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Cine k/Muvi Bahnhofstraße 11 |
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Fernando Pessoa was arguably the greatest poet of the 20th century, but the Portuguese writer was literally more than that, as he chose to compose his works as a host of authors whom he named »heteronyms«. These were not mere pseudonyms, but fully fleshed-out alter egos with their own biographies, temperaments, qualities and follies – all competing for attention in the reaches of their master’s vast mind.
With »The Nothingness Club«, director Edgar Pêra has now given Pessoa’s inner world a name and an actual space, a wood-panelled office in which identically dressed writers are battling it out on old-fashioned typewriters – each his own character, but all with the singular aim to put words on paper that delight, frighten and make sense in their absurdity. Their aims are complicated by the beautiful Ophelya, who can as easily inspire as a muse as she can create mischief as a femme fatale.
Edgar Pêra has directed this noirish journey into a complicated mind with visually stunning imagery and the strong, never-wavering hand of a visionary director. An enthralling trip into genius as well as madness.
Oldenburg International Film Festival Germany
The Oldenburg International Film Festival has covered the international movie scene in all aspects since 1994. It is a non-competitive film festival, curated to provide a platform for unique discoveries and the bold and innovative works of both established and emerging filmmakers worldwide. With a tradition of covering film in all its aspects, feature films, short films and documentaries of all origins are embracedRated among the top 5 Film Festivals worldwide for Independent Films by American film critic Chris Gore in his esteemed “Ultimate Film Festival Guide”, and ranked “Top 25 Coolest Festivals in the World” by MovieMaker, Oldenburg has fostered its success with a strong commitment to innovative and independent filmmaking.