Vanishing waves
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Vanishing waves |
| Original title | Aurora |
| Country of production | Lithuania , France , Belgium |
| original language |
Lithuanian English |
| Publishing year | 2012 |
| length | 124 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Kristina Buožytė Bruno Samper |
| script | Kristina Buožytė Bruno Samper |
| music | Peter von Poehl |
| camera | Feliksas Abrukauskas |
| cut | Suzanne Fenn |
| occupation | |
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Vanishing Waves (original title Aurora ) is a film drama that was released in 2012 and was created as a collaborative effort between the two directors Kristina Buožytė and Bruno Samper .
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After a long preparation, neuroscientists start a spectacular research project. One member of the team, the matter-of-fact, dispassionate-looking Lukas, is to be networked with the brain of an anonymous, comatose test person and to immerse himself in their thoughts, but only to observe. On the second attempt, Lukas meets the highly real-looking imagination of a young woman who is soaked and unconscious on the beach. While Lukas tries to ventilate her, the woman regains consciousness and begins to kiss him deeply. Follow passionate intimacies. The surprised and irritated Lukas withholds his experience from his research colleagues and claims to have only vague impressions during the connection. He urges further attempts. The next time they network, an intoxicating love game develops between the two in an empty, sun-drenched room. While the spiritual ties between the two are getting stronger, Lukas closes himself more and more towards his colleagues, worried friends and also towards his long-term partner Lina, which destroys the relationship between the two, which is already weakened by everyday life and routine. In violation of the rules of the research experiment, he makes real contact with the patient. He finds out her name is Aurora and she fell into a coma in a car accident that her husband didn't survive.
The joint sessions become darker, more unsatisfactory and overshadowed by the latent presence of another man who seems to burden and inhibit everything. Lukas, for whom the spiritual fusion with Aurora has long since developed into an obsession, is becoming increasingly aggressive. When he suddenly sees the man standing next to Aurora at a meeting and talking to her in a low voice, he beats him up and goes into a bloody intoxication. The real Autora then suffers a cardiac arrest, barely survives and is dying. Now Lukas cannot and does not want to hide what he really experienced and is heavily criticized by the head of the project. Shaken by himself, Lukas accepts his resignation and only asks for one last networking. Lukas runs after Aurora in the dark. Sometimes he seems to catch up with her, sometimes she seems to hurry away. After a seemingly endless run, he finally reaches her. They quietly tell each other intimate memories and disappointments of their lives. Luke asks Autora for forgiveness. She forgives him and says that he will live. Lukas wakes up after having to be resuscitated with a defibrillator.
Background and reception
The film premiered on June 29, 2012 at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival , where it was honored with a Special Mention . It was released in cinemas in Lithuania on January 4, 2013, and in spring in various European countries and the USA. In September 2013 it was released in Germany on DVD and Blu-ray.
The film received mostly positive reviews. In particular, the impressive, surreal, imaginative art design of the production, which cost only around 1.2 million euros, was highlighted many times. It gives the captivating story its special charm. In addition to the director couple, cameraman Feliksas Abrukauskas and composer Peter von Poehl also received praise . The performance of the main actor Marius Jampolskis was viewed critically by some reviewers, as well as underdeveloped supporting roles.
Many reviewers saw the directorial and content echoes of Andrei Tarkowski's classic film Solaris as well as other science fiction works from the 1970s and 1980s, for example by David Cronenberg and Stanley Kubrick . Further comparisons were made with Tarsem Singh's The Cell , but also with Pedro Almodóvar's Talk to Her .
Web links
- Vanishing Waves in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Awards of the 47th Karlovy Vary Festival in 2012
- ^ Critic Reviews for Vanishing Waves , Rotten Tomatoes.com