Synopsis
In 1980, American jazz pianist Kazzrie Jaxen watched Ingmar Bergman’s From the Life of the Marionettes. Afterwards, she wrote a sixteen-page letter to Bergman, explaining how the film had changed her life. Dear Director is based on this real fan letter, which Swedish director Marcus Lindeen discovered while researching unfinished Bergman scripts for a play.
A word from Tënk
The short film Dear Director by Marcus Lindeen is a visual work inspired by a fan letter addressed to Ingmar Bergman. Thirty-five years ago, jazz pianist Kazzrie Jaxen wrote a long letter expressing her love for Bergman's film From the Life of the Marionettes. The film opens with bodies, a woman at a piano, and a movie theater bathed in red light. During the screening of Bergman’s film, Kazzrie Jaxen, playing herself, feels trapped inside the cinema. This feeling is reminiscent of a fetus in its mother's womb. This thought leads her to realize that she is not alone in her body. As a survivor of her twin sister, Kazzrie carries a part of her sister beneath her skin. Her voice narrates and sometimes sings, accompanying the images throughout the film. The beauty and honesty of the discourse create a profound imprint that invites the viewer to reflect.
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