An abandoned seaside resort. The shooting for a fantasy film about the end of an era wraps up. Two women, both members of the film crew, one an actress, the other a director, Apocalypse and Joy, are on the verge of concluding their love affair. To keep Apocalypse the time of one last embrace, Joy, the eldest of the two, recites five tales of sunsets. Five stories of women who do not want to age, five adventures of science fiction, vulgarity, necrophilia and poetry. Five sequences that reference the making of a fantasy film about the end of an era.
Bertrand Mandico
A graduate of the Gobelins School of Visual Arts, Bertrand Mandico has worked for several art institutions in Europe and directed many short films. Two of them, “Boro In The Box” and “Living Still Life”, were selected at the Cannes Film Festival and at the Venice International Film Festival respectively, and have won several awards at international film festivals. Inventor of dazzling, crepuscular, humorous and sensitive universes, Mandico’s films re-appropriate genres and their conventions. His debut feature film, “The Wild Boys”, premiered at the 2017 Venice International Film Festival and won more than 10 awards around the world. He’s currently in post-production of his new feature film “After Blue” while continuing his project of directing 21 shorts in 21 years with actress Elina Löwensohn, including “The Return Of Tragedy”.
