Charlotte Dupont, Eric Dietrich, Gladys Deussner
A young foreigner in Strasbourg spends his days sitting at an outdoor cafe, sketching the gestures and expressions of the women around him. Haunted by the memory of Sylvia, a woman he encountered ther...( read more
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A sensual, minimalist film about voyeurism. The film makes great use of depth of focus and reflective surfaces and also benefits from an excellent sound design. Guerín's film depicts the tranquil city atmosphere of Strasbourg, where an unnamed man (the romantic dreamer type) si...( read more)
Un festín de belleza femenina y del sonido de las calles. La canción "That woman" de Migala es la esencia de la película: "But I want that woman/ that I see in every street"
MAPPED on the droll urban odysseys of latter-day de Oliviera, José Luis Guerín?s In the City of Sylvia is a portrait of the artist as a young stalker, in which a dreary-eyed bohemian (known only as ?him?) pursues a beautiful woman through the unmarked streets of Sylvia. A fantasy...( read more)
very interesting, and it leaves you a sesation of seeing things differently after watching the movie.
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