Title of film : The Melancholy Girl or Aren't You Happy
Director Name : Susanne Heinrich
Cast & crew :
Producer : Philippe Bober,Till Gerstenberger,Jana Kreissl ,Andreas Louis
Editor : Susanne Heinrich,Benjamin Mirguet
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Synopsis : According to the girl from the film's German title, melancholy girls can be typified as follows: they roam around, talk, have sex and nothing else happens. Yet there's enough to see in the 14 episodes that make up this post-modern comedy. They are all characterised by a new encounter and an attempt by the girl to find resonance with people in the world around her. The episodes are as theatrical as they are colourful: from a ride on a unicorn through a neon-lit industrial area to aerobics with babies; nothing is too crazy in Susanne Heinrich's fairy-tale, playful and absurdist world. However, behind the façade of pastoral shades, tautly orchestrated sets and poppy neon lights, there seems to be a void. In her quest for the next place to sleep, the girl feels like a tourist in her own life. And in the conversations with her bed partners, she experiences no bonding, but only an empty echo of herself.
Director Bio : German filmmaker Susanne Heinrich was an author of books between the ages of 19 and 25. She was nominated for the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize as well as receiving fellowships at Villa Aurora L.A. and Casa Baldi Olevano Romano (Villa Massimo). She sings in several bands and has pursued a variety of artistic projects. With her first short film she was accepted into the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin (dffb).
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