Music

A stark, slow, mythic experience that asks patience and rewards it with quiet emotional force.

Directed by

Angela Schanelec

Genres

Drama

Starring

Aliocha Schneider, Agathe Bonitzer, Marissa Triantafyllidou

Overview

Abandoned at birth in the Greek mountains on a stormy night, Jon is taken in and adopted, without having known his father or mother. As a young man, he meets Iro, a warden in the prison where he is incarcerated after a deadly tragic accident. She seems to seek out his presence, takes care of him, records music for him. Jon’s eyesight begins to fail... From then on, for every loss he suffers, he will gain something in return. Thus, in spite of going blind, he will live his life more fully than ever.

How it feels

Melancholic, bleak, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Fate, identity, isolation, love

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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