Archive of films Touch Me Not / Touch Me Not
“Why haven’t you ever asked me what this film is about? And why haven’t I ever told you anyway?” Largely rhetorical, these questions open the Romanian filmmaker's bold cinematic exploration of human intimacy. This highly tactile, conceptual film attempts to capture the physical proximity of one person to another and to define our own sense of intimacy with ourselves. Awarded the Golden Bear for Best Film at this year’s Berlinale.
Synopsis
“Why haven’t you ever asked me what this film is about? And why haven’t I ever told you anyway?” Largely rhetorical, these questions open the Romanian filmmaker’s remarkable cinematic exploration of human intimacy, while she discovers one of the possible answers somewhat later: “I think because it’s not in the words area.” This empathetic, tactile disclosure between the debuting director and her three courageous protagonists Laura, Tomas and Christian extends across the border that separates quasi-authentic fiction from imaginative documentary. The work attempts to capture the physical proximity of one person to another and to define our own sense of intimacy with ourselves, something we crave continually but that still fills us with trepidation. Awarded the Golden Bear for Best Film at this year’s Berlinale.
Martin Horyna
About the director
Adina Pintilie (b. 1980, Bucharest, Romania). Selected filmography: Don’t Get Me Wrong (2007, medium-length doc.), Sandpit #186 (2008, short), Oxygen (2010, medium-length), Diary #2 (2013, short)
Contacts
Pilot Film
Donská 168/19, 101 00, Praha
Czech Republic
Tel: +420 724 938 883
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.pilot-film.cz
Doc & Film International
13, rue Portefoin, 750 03, Paris
France
Tel: +33 142 775 687
Fax: +33 142 773 656
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.docandfilm.com
About the film
Color, DCP
Section: | Horizons |
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Director: | Adina Pintilie |
Screenplay: | Adina Pintilie |
Dir. of Photography: | George Chiper-Lillemark |
Music: | Ivo Paunov, Einstürzende Neubauten |
Editor: | Adina Pintilie |
Art Director: | Adrian Cristea |
Producer: | Bianca Oana, Philippe Avril, Adina Pintilie |
Production: | Manekino Film |
Coproduction: | Rohfilm Productions, Pink, Agitrop, Les films d l'étranger |
Cast: | Laura Benson, Tómas Lemarquis, Christian Bayerlein, Grit Uhlemann, Hanna Hofmann, Seani Love, Irmena Chichikova, Dirk Lange, Georgi Naldzhiev, Adina Pintilie |
Sales: | Doc & Film International |
Distributor: | Pilot Film |
www: | www.facebook.com/touchmenotfilmpage |
Guests
Bianca Oana
Producer
Adina Pintilie
Film Director / Producer
Radovan Síbrt
Film Director, Producer
Jan Macola
Cinema Representative, Distributor, Producer
Christian Bayerlein
Protagonist
Grit Uhlemann
Protagonist
Laura Benson
Protagonist
Tomas Lemarquis
Protagonist
Hanna Hofmann
Protagonist
Dirk Lange
Protagonist
Dragos Hanciu
Film Crew