Compartment

Retrospective 2019

Sex on the metro! The director has taken footage shot in a completely empty compartment on the London underground and married it to the off-camera reading of a pornographic text that includes detailed masturbation instructions for a female rider. The whole sexy trip, driven by musical clinking sounds, is framed by images of a woman in black bandages using a leather whip for self-flagellation. Take a ride on the wild side!

by Eva C. Heldmann Germany 1990 English 5’ Colour Digitally restored Version 2019 | DCP: Eva Heldmann

Crew

Director

Eva C. Heldmann

Additional information

DCP: Eva Heldmann

Eva C. Heldmann

Born in Dillenburg, Germany in 1951. After studying German, she founded a repertory cinema in the countryside with friends. Her first 16mm drama Johnny or a Raw Piece of Meat was made in 1984. During lengthy stays in southern Africa, the USA, India and Berlin, she has made experimental documentary films.

Filmography (selection)

1984 Johnny oder das rohe Fleisch (Johnny or a Raw Piece of Meat); 4 min. 1990 Compartment; 5 min. 1994 1000 Küsse an Wanda (1000 Kisses to Wanda); 22 min. 1999 Fremd gehen. Gespräche mit meiner Freundin (Stepping out); 64 min., Forum 2000 2006 The Queens Courtyard; 80 min. 2008 Five Sex Rooms und eine Küche (Five Sex Rooms and a Kitchen); 79 min. 2010 Das schöne Heim; 65 min. 2011 Prufrock Back in America; 8 min., Forum Expanded 2011 2012 r i v e r r e d; 8 min., Forum Expanded 2012 2015 Strom; 81 min., Forum Expanded 2015 2017 Im Gehäus (In His Room) 2024 Ihre ergebenste Fräulein (Well Ordered Nature); documentary

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2024