Retrospekt
The retrospective view referenced by the title is anything but a conventional cinematic flashback. The events are highly fragmented, with the puzzle pieces of the plot only coming together gradually. This fractured quality piercingly conveys the nature of a traumatic experience and a way of experiencing the world where the ego is not master in its own house. The recitative singing on the soundtrack then comments on the plot. The interweaving of montage, sound design and the superb performance by the lead actress Circe Lethem makes Retrospekt into an immersive cinematic experience.
With
- Circé Lethem (Mette)
- Lien Wildemeersch (Lee Miller)
- Martijn van der Veen (Simon)
- Teun Luijkx (Klaas)
- Lottie Hellingman (Lauren)
- Frederique & Felice de Bruijn (Harrie)
Crew
Written and Directed by | Esther Rots |
Cinematography | Lennert Hillege |
Editing | Esther Roths |
Music | Dan Geesin |
Sound Design | Dan Geesin |
Sound | Kwinten Van Laethem |
Production Design | Kurt Rigolle |
Costumes | Ann Lauwerys |
Producers | Hugo Rots Rots Filmwerk, Gijs van de Westelaken Column Film, Esther Rots Rots Filmwerk, Chantal van der Horst Column Film, Ellen De Waele Serendipity |
Produced by
Rots Filmwerk
Column Film
Serendipity
Esther Rots
Born in Groenlo, Netherlands in 1972. After studying at the Academy of Visual Arts in Arnhem, she enrolled at the Dutch Film Academy in Amsterdam in 1994. Together with her brother Hugo Rots, she founded the film production company Rots Filmwerk in 2006.
Filmography
2002 Speel met me (Play With Me); 12 min. 2003 Ik ontspruit (I Sprout); 15 min. 2005 Dialoogoefening no. 1: Stad (Dialogue Exercise No. 1: City); 10 min. 2009 Kan door huid heen (Can Go Through Skin); 97 min., Forum 2009 2011 Evolution of Sorts; 8 Min., co-directed by Dan Geesin 2018 Retrospekt
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2019