Broken Glass in Sugar

28 February 2008 in Shorts Leave a reply

Originaltitel: Scherben im Zucker
fremdsprachige Titel: Broken Glass in Sugar (en), Una Tormentosa Calma (es)
Kurzspielfilm (18‘ 10“)
Deutschland, 2008
Regie: Juan Camilo Sarmiento G.

5. Festival Internatcional de Cortometrajes y Escuelas de Cine 2008, Bogotá, Kolumbien – offizieller Beitrag

Synopsis

The ticking of the clock is the loudest sound filling the room.
There is tension due to words unspoken and unventured attempts.
In fours scenes, this movie depicts the difficulty to love if there is noting – or even far too much – left to talk about.

A man and a woman on a balcony; although sitting next to each other, they could not possibly be further away from one another.

While he is drumming his fingers on his lap starring into emptiness, she is trying to get closer to him by cuddling up. The more intense the advances are, the bigger the rejection gets.

In that way, situations of daily life such as coming home after a party. dining in the kitchen or sitting in the sun on the balcony, turn into a real test.
The emptiness between the two is almost as if one could cut the atmosphere with a knife. The main characters remain uncertain: Is this what resembles the end of their relationship or is it nothing else but a journey downstream?

This chamber play does not only reflect the director’s experiences; also the audience will recognize certain familiar incidents. Two characters, an apartment’s confinement and a relationship that is longing to end.

„Bergmanns «Szenen einer Ehe» in klein.“
- Andreas Köfer, Kameradozent HFF

Cast & Crew

Er: Sami Loris
Sie: Pia Mechler
Drehbuch, Kamera & Regie: Juan Sarmiento G.
Produktion: Tilman Kolb
Dialoge: Juan Sarmiento G. mit Kathleen Kunath, Sami Loris, Pia Mechler
Montage: Marlene Assmann
Ton & Mischung: Christian Simon
Musik: Ninca Leece

Ein Film der Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen „Konrad Wolf“, Potsdam-Babelsberg

Technische Daten

Sprachfassung: Deutsch
Untertitel: Englisch, Spanisch
Format: Digital Betacam
Aufnahmeformat: Super 16mm 25fps S/W
Bildseitenverhältnis: 1:1,85
Mischung: Dolby Pro Logic II (5.1)
Drehzeit: 16.10.2006 – 19.10.2006