Nora, an Unexpected Guest Is Coming to See You

synopsis

Two narrative and aesthetic levels—a stylized studio room with a horror vibe that the fictional Nora can't leave, and a voyeuristic handheld camera recording a nervous girl in a real setting—connect the main character's body and experience with sexualized violence. A variation on Ibsen's woman, whose story is taken over and rewritten by a man, creates a counterpoint to the image of the contemporary heroine, who speaks for herself falteringly and painfully and refuses to be silenced.

“We will never see all the fragments, nor will the story affect us in the same way as in big movies; we may be a little confused. Nora will not become our perfect, strong heroine, yet she invites us to share with her a sad walk through the city and a glimpse of that strange room.” — from the film’s accompanying material

biography

Tatiana Lvovská graduated from the Studio of documentary strategies at the Department of Photography at FAMU. In her work, she focuses on how gender stereotypes and other forms of oppression permeate everyday communication and shape the dynamics of interpersonal relationships.

film details

director:	Tatiana Lvovská
producer:	Tatiana Lvovská
script:	Klára Žantová
photography:	Jan Vališ, Reičela Paula Zapevālova
sound design:	David Machovský

contact

Tatiana Lvovská
tana.lvovska@seznam.cz