La Tête la première (2013) Directed by Amélie van Elmbt
Comedy / Drama / Romance
aka: Headfirst
Film Synopsis
Zoé takes to the road so that she can visit a writer she admires
and who may provide her with a meaning for her existence. On the
way, she meets Adrien, a young actor who, intrigued by her elusive
character, decides to accompany her. There ensues a series of
comings and goings in which Zoé finds herself torn between this
charming young man who has sprung from nowhere and the writer she has
long wanted to meet...
Franz Kafka's letters to his fiancée Felice Bauer not only reveal a soul in torment; they also give us a harrowing self-portrait of a man appalled by his own existence.
The cinema of Japan is noteworthy for its purity, subtlety and visual impact. The films of Ozu, Mizoguchi and Kurosawa are sublime masterpieces of film poetry.