Seven times a day we lament our lot and at night we get up so as not to dream
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| Original title | Seven times a day we lament our lot and at night we get up so as not to dream |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2014 |
| length | 18 minutes |
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| Director | Susann Maria Hempel |
| script | Susann Maria Hempel |
| production | Susann Maria Hempel |
| music | Susann Maria Hempel |
| camera | Berta Valín Escofet |
| cut | Susann Maria Hempel |
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Seven times a day we complain about our lot and at night we get up so as not to dream is a German short film by Susann Maria Hempel from 2014 . In Germany, the film was shown on May 4, 2014 at the International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen . The film was made as part of the "Cast and Cut" grant from the Hannover Cultural Region Foundation and Nordmedia.
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The film functions as a devotional book come to life. The basis was interviews with an East Thuringian who lost his memory in a prison in 1989 and has since experienced a lot of misfortune.
Reviews
“The re-performance of a special East German experience after 1989. The horror and all the atrocities are performed here with the components of an exploded doll's house. In kinetics driven by simple nylon cords, objects and doll parts become actors in a scenario that deals with severe suffering and sexual harm. The artist and director Susann Maria Hempel builds a drastic tableau of Thuringian case histories in 'Seven times a day we complain about our lot and at night we get up so as not to dream'. She moves like a dream walk between object levels, dialect-shaped speech, writing and song. The sexual charge is not only based on the accusation of traumatization suffered, it also shows up as a strong fascination with transgression. Horror and cuteness are inseparable here. "
“The film with the long title 'We complain about our lot seven times a day and we get up at night so we don't dream' by Susann Maria Hempel is our winner of the German competition. Based on an interview with a person who talks about their abuse, the film interweaves sound and image in a virtuoso and increasingly disturbing way. Spoken, sung and animated, the film builds a horror cabinet in which a memory mechanism runs. "
“There is no way around this film! - according to the jury. The traumatic biography of a person finds the consistent merging of subject and cinematic means in an idiosyncratic aesthetic. The director creates the unusual fusion of documentary and experimental. A tour de force that turns the unstable into a disturbing cinema experience. "
“Through an interplay of text and rhythmically moving, detailed installations of bizarre characters, the film compresses the stories of suffering and the most intimate psychological abysses of several people. Clear composition, radically bizarre worlds of images and the contrasting, sensual music cast a spell over the audience. In the surreal cabinet, the director creates empathy through disturbance. "
“The film is impressive as an exceptional work of art that pushes the boundaries of cinematic storytelling. 'Seven times a day' is a lyrical-poetic requiem for human suffering. Using metaphors seldom seen before, the film creates a suggestive, profound feeling of psychological impairment, but never lapses into the manipulative or end in itself. The result is an artful montage in the true sense of the word of image, sound, music and text. "
“'Seven times a day we complain about our fate and at night we get up not to dream' (production and direction: Susann Maria Hempel, Greiz) impressed the jury with the sure feeling for timing and tonality. It was awarded gold in the category of best experimental film. "
Awards
Filmfest Dresden 2014
- Art Minister's Film Award - National Competition
- Golden Rider of the Youth Jury - National Competition
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen 2014
- Prize for the best contribution to the German competition
International Short Film Festival Hamburg 2014
- Jury Prize German Competition
Filmplus 2014
- Honorable mention in the sponsorship award section
- Short Film Award in Gold - Best Experimental Film
Web links
- Seven times a day we lament our fate and at night we get up in order not to dream in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Seven times a day we complain about our lot and at night we get up so as not to dream at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Prize for the best entry in the German Competition, endowed with € 5,000"
- ↑ "Jury Prize German Competition" ( Memento of the original from April 6, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ "Film Award of the Minister of Art - National Competition" ( Memento of the original from April 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ "Golden Rider of the Youth Jury - National Competition" ( Memento of the original from April 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ "ASSEMBLY OF THE EXTRA CLASS"
- ↑ "Seven times a day we complain about our lot and at night we get up so as not to dream"
