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Ingenious, touching and delightful, this Slovakian documentary delves into the private lives of its sightless subjects.
Among them, a music-teacher who enjoys a Jules Verne-like adventure; a teenage girl who yearns for a beau; a pregnant woman who wonders about the relationship she will have with her sighted offspring.
If Blind Loves just offered a window into their world, it would be captivating, but Slovakian director Juraj Lehotsky also infuses his film with real style.
Many of the images utilise unusual camera placements and play with natural light. He varies between close-ups (a shot of the television reflected at night in a woman’s sunglasses) and longer shots in fascinating ways.
The sound design, mixture of music, effects and silence, becomes almost hypnotic. Startling for its intimacy, Blind Loves also benefits greatly from its streak of playfulness.
Awards: FIPRESCI Prize at 10th Motovun Festival 2008; CICAE Award, Cannes Film Festival, Directors' Fortnight 2008
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Slovakia / 2008 / 77mins / Director: Juraj Lehotsky / Cert: 15 / Autlook Films
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