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JUMBO

JUMBO

Regie Zoé Wittock
Frankreich/Belgien/Luxemburg 2019

Produktion Anaïs Bertrand, Annabella Nezri, Gilles Chanial
Buch Zoé Wittock
Kamera Thomas Buelens
Montage Thomas Fernandez
Musik Thomas Roussel
mit Noémie Merlant, Emmanuelle Bercot, Sam Louwyck, Bastien Bouillon, Tracy Dossou

Französisch
engl. UT · 94 Min.

Mi. 26.02. 20:30 Uhr Urania
Do. 27.02. 17:00 Uhr CinemaxX 1
Fr. 28.02. 17:00 Uhr Cubix 8
So. 01.03. 12:30 Uhr Zoo Palast 1

Er ist stark. Er leuchtet in allen Farben des Regenbogens. Er wirft Jeanne auf seinen vielen Armen durch die Lüfte und hält sie doch ganz fest. Er ist Jumbo, ein Fahrgeschäft. Und Jeanne, die in einem Vergnügungspark nachts den Müll einsammelt, liebt ihn. Dass die scheue junge Frau eine Maschine begehrt, sorgt für Irritation. Nicht nur bei ihrer Mutter, die sich in Sachen Sexualität sonst freizügig gibt und sich aber nun für Jeanne schämt. Auch bei Parkleiter Marc, der sie lieber an seiner Seite sähe. Zoé Wittock präsentiert in ihrem Debütfilm ebenso radikal wie selbstverständlich eine Liebe, die kribbelt wie ein Sturz vom Freifallturm und rempelt wie eine Kollision im Autoscooter.

He is strong and he shines in all the colours of the rainbow. Using his many arms, he throws Jeanne into the air, all the while holding her tight. He is Jumbo, a fairground ride. And Jeanne, who collects rubbish in the amusement park at night, is in love with him. However the shy young woman‘s affection for a machine causes a lot of dismay: Her mother, who is usually very open when it comes to sexuality, feels ashamed of Jeanne. And Marc, the amusement park director, would prefer to have her at his side. In her debut film, Zoé Wittock portrays an eccentric love affair that leaves a tingling sensation like a high-adrenaline freefall ride and is jolting like a collision on the dodgems.

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