An old man (Hans Witschi) is tired of bleak and dreary everyday life. He needs a change in his life to get rid of his loneliness. This inner urge leads him to invent a new language which becomes henceforth the center of his life. But what happens to his loneliness?
Based on a short story by Peter Bichsel of the same title, the film
“a table is a table” spellbinds and yet moves the viewer with its characteristic monotony. Marc Hayoz, tutor ROJ
This film is Christoph Jehle and Joel Kuhn’s graduation piece from the vocational school ROJ.
Screenings:
20th June 2009, Jugend filmt, Landshut Germany
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