The Joyless Economy
Short film selected for the Cannes Film Festival Directors’ Fortnight Lineup. A documentary that explores how a woman's movie collection triggers her infidelity. Created for one viewer—the woman whose confessions are revealed through hypnotic second-person narration. All events and artifacts are presented at a steady, soothing pace.
Runtime
0h 58m
Language
EN
Budget
Undisclosed
Revenue
Undisclosed
Cast
Faces behind the story
E. Gautier
Narrator
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Gallery
Frames that sell the world
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