The Lover (1996)
L'amateur
A bereft filmmaker asks a series of women to pose nude for his camera in this striking and moody short film by Belgium's Olivier Smolders. The silent encounters act as counterpoint to a contemplative internal monologue musing on love, loss and the subtle power-plays of aversion and desire underway in an atmosphere pervaded by an irresistible erotic gloom. Filmed in a lustrous black and white, the themes explored find their perfect compliment in the stark, fascinated, all-embracing gaze of the camera. - Robert Avila
- Date of release
- 1996-12-01
- TMDB
- 5.4 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 26m
- Director
- Olivier Smolders
Casting
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