Atlantic Man

In the year of its premiere, Marguerite Duras published a warning in Le Monde that some viewers should flee as far as they could from this film. Others were not miss it at any cost. Who among us, then, is a suitable viewer for Marguerite Duras? Visually, the film is composed largely of darkness. It was not made for an audience who thinks someone is making films for them. It was made in complete ignorance of the fact that there is such a thing as an audience. The film’s form comes close to Duras’ concept of the ideal film, whereby we follow the artist's partner and hear her text. (Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival)