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La dernière énigme

1982 · 13 min

A dense, fragmentary collage that feels like a political fever dream, demanding close attention to its elusive images and ideas.

Directed by: F.J. Ossang
Starring: Gina Lola Benzina, Robert Cordier, F.J. Ossang

Overview: In-between essay and fiction, La dernière énigme established Ossang's formal territory: a contemporary mythology. Inspired by the book On Terrorism and the State by Gianfranco Sanguinetti, it evokes visual echoes of political events, where a generation forfeits all revolutionary aspirations due to state terrorism. Shot using two cans of Kodak XX 16mm film. - IFFR

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Directed by: F.J. Ossang
Starring: Gina Lola Benzina, Robert Cordier, F.J. Ossang

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
power
betrayal
isolation
violence
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Realism	6
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Complexity	8
Emotional weight	6

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Directed by: F.J. Ossang
Written by: F.J. Ossang
Starring: Gina Lola Benzina, Robert Cordier, F.J. Ossang, Leslie Stiles, Bruno Venzal
Runtime: 13 min
Country: France
Languages: Russian, French, English

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