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Hungry Man

Forum of Independents - Competition 2013 / Hungry Man / France 2013

This story of an unexpected encounter between a young boy and a wounded foreigner somewhere in the Romanian wilderness is a parable about the freedom of man in modern society. The film was made with non-professional actors, a minimal crew and no accompanying music. The plot is subdued while emphasis is placed on the endeavour to probe the minds of the individual characters and to create a true sense of atmosphere.

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Synopsis

This story of an unexpected encounter between a young boy and an injured foreigner somewhere in the Romanian wilderness is a parable of man’s freedom in modern society. The boy lives in a decaying village in the Danube delta. It is a landscape untouched by time and modern society. Director Philip Martin builds his compelling story using just three basic elements: children, an injured man, and the specific landscape and nature of the delta. Martin’s daring debut does not follow a classical sequence of events, but consciously seeks out a distinctive and original form of narration using non-actors, a skeleton crew, and no musical soundtrack. Nor is Martin in any hurry to introduce the main plot or the events that follow. He uses time to pull the viewer into the children’s frame of mind and the atmosphere of their everyday life. Nearly every shot "slows time without being boring”, which philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer calls one of the defining features of art.

About the film

70 min / Color, DCP
World premiere

Director Philip Martin / Screenplay Philip Martin / Dir. of Photography Philip Martin / Editor Claire Atherton / Producer Xénia Maingot / Production Eaux Vives Productions / Cast Cristi Balea, Constantin Puscaru, Catalina Puscaru / Contact Eaux Vives Productions
www: www.hungryman-lefilm.com

About the director

Philip Martin

Philip Martin (France) set out at age 16 for Italy, where he began to learn filmmaking under producer and director Paul Casalini. He worked as assistant editor, later as assistant director, and at age 21 he shot his debut film. Through his contacts among documentary filmmakers, he began working for various international companies (BBC, NHK, RAI). Besides working in film, Martin also engages in photography, and has been exhibiting his photographs since 2000, when he returned to his native France. He has held exhibitions in Paris, Montpellier, Milan and Glasgow. Martin currently lives in Paris. Some of his works are available online at www.justphilfree.com.

Contacts

Eaux Vives Productions
8 rue Godillot, 93400, Saint-Ouen
France
Phone: +33 185 086 268
E-mail: [email protected]

Guests

Xenia Maingot
Producer

Philip Martin
Film Director

Teodora Yervatian
Film Crew

Madeleine Leveque
Producer

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