Deadline

Julia Bünter – Deadline

Adrienne is about to turn 30 years old. She realizes she's never had an orgasm. She decides to get it by any means.

Diploma project (2014) by Julia Bünter

Know-how
Fiction

Fiction / 19min

Synopsis

Adrienne is about to turn 30 years old. She realizes she's never had an orgasm. She decides to get it by any means.

Commentaire

Comme tous les sujets très sérieux, la quête de l’orgasme se prête particulièrement bien à la comédie. Julia Bünter a l’extrême élégance de risquer le rire plutôt que l’introspection morale, brossant ainsi le portrait au vitriol d’une époque où jouir est une obligation. Comment oublier cette scène d’anthologie où l’héroïne et son amie prétendument lesbienne car camionneuse testent l’une sur l’autre la meilleure façon de se masturber. Le beau souci de « Jour J », c’est de rire de l’intime sans jamais être graveleux.

Lionel Baier / Director, Head of ECAL Cinema Department

Festivals

International competition at Clermont-Ferrand shortfilm Festival 2015

Deadline on Swissfilms.ch

 

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