Rosa Tharrats

Casanova fait la connaissance d’un nouveau serviteur qui sera le témoin des derniers moments de sa vie. Quittant un château suisse aux ambiances galantes et libertines typiques du 18ème siècle, il passe ses derniers jours dans les terres pauvres et sombres de l’Europe septentrionale. Là-bas, son monde de mondanités et sa pensée rationaliste s’effondrent face à une force nouvelle, violente, ésotérique et romantique représentée par Dracula et son pouvoir éternel.

An archive preserves fragments of toppled statues. In a corner, a fan rocks the atmosphere. The air caresses the gestures of the workers. The hum of the engine and the long wait induce sleep: In a dream, military and civilians smile inertly. (Distant shots, whistles of bullets and explosions). In another dream, there are only stones, indifference and oblivion. (None of the above is real or true).

A 101-hour long reflection on the construction of Europe, its cultural identity and its foundations through the complete adaptation of the texts ‘Conversations with Goethe’ by J. P. Eckermann, ‘Hitler’s Table Talks’ and ‘Fassbinder über Fassbinder: Die ungekürzten Interviews’ (a compilation of interviews with the German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder, which is used as a counterpoint to the first two books). The texts are read, page by page, by non-professional actors.

A 101-hour long reflection on the construction of Europe, its cultural identity and its foundations through the complete adaptation of the texts ‘Conversations with Goethe’ by J. P. Eckermann, ‘Hitler’s Table Talks’ and ‘Fassbinder über Fassbinder: Die ungekürzten Interviews’ (a compilation of interviews with the German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder, which is used as a counterpoint to the first two books). The texts are read, page by page, by non-professional actors.

One spring day, amidst the incessant murmur of cars and birds, several neighbours meet on the banks of the Besòs - for years one of Europe's most polluted rivers - to share songs, dances and poems.