The Great Malaise

(festival title)
  • Canada Le Mal du siècle
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Short / Animation
Canada, 2019, 6 min

Directed by:

Catherine Lepage

Screenplay:

Catherine Lepage

Plots(1)

A young woman describes herself using the most dazzling superlatives. But the image she creates with words is shattered by the witty illustrations. A playful combination of animation and spoken word portrays the malign dynamic of our age, the great malaise: our constant striving to present an image of perfection and the crippling fear of failure and inadequacy. (Berlinale)

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