LOVE ETERNAL
by Brendan Muldowney
Ireland/Luxembourg/The Netherlands/Japan 2013 94 min. English original version
sat 23 nov 10:00 pm Murnau Filmtheater
Script: Brendan Muldowney, DoP: Tom Comerford, Editor: Mairead McIvor, Production: FASTNET FILMS, Producer: Conor Barry, Cast: Robert de Hoog, Pollyanna McIntosh, Amanda Ryan, Emma Eliza Regan, Aiden Condron, Declan Conlon, Daniel Reardon, Tom Leick, Frédéric Frenay, Patrick Hastert
When Ian’s mother dies, he is left all alone in the world at the age of 26. Unable to understand basic human emotions, he takes the decision to end it all in a snowy forest clearing but through a bizarre chance encounter, he discovers the lifeless body of a schoolgirl. Something about her, and her suicide note, resonates deeply with him, and Ian decides to bring her body home.
"When I first read Kei Oishis’s book 'In Love with the Dead' I was struck by the empathy he had for the lead character. Here was a story that dealt with the darkest of subjects – suicide, necrophilia and grief. Subjects that could be emotive or exploitational. And yet, by dealing with them in such a simple, almost childlike, way, the story felt honest and non-judgmental." (Brendan Muldowney)
Biography: Brendan Muldowney is a graduate of Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art and Design (The National Film School in Ireland). His debut feature film SAVAGE, funded by the Irish Film Board and produced by SP Films, received six Irish Film & Television Award (IFTA) nominations in 2010, and he also received a "Rising Star" nomination from the Irish Film Board/Irish Film & Television Award (IFTA). He has written and directed nine award-winning short films. He participated in European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (EAVE) 2008 and 2010 as writer/director with LOVE ETERNAL and HATE.
Filmography (selection): 2002 INNOCENCE, 2004 THE TEN STEPS (both short films), 2009 SAVAGE, 2013 LOVE ETERNAL
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