THE LOBBY
EL LOBBY
GERMANY | 2020 | DCP | COLOUR | INGLéS | 76 MIN | HEINZ EMIGHOLZ
Director / Director: Heinz Emigholz
Guión / Screenplay: Heinz Emigholz
Productor / Producer: Jonathan Perel
Fotografía / Cinematography: Heinz Emigholz, Jonathan Perel
Edición / Editing: Till Beckmann, Heinz Emigholz
Sonido / Sound: Christian Obermaier, Jochen Jezussek
Musica / Music: -
Compañía Productora / Production Company: Filmgalerie 451
Reparto / Cast: John Erdman
Sinopsis / Synopsis:
A character simply named “Old White Male” (John Erdman) holds court in the lobbies of
various apartment buildings in Buenos Aires and expounds with measured disgust on
death, consciousness, and the state of contemporary human relations. The man’s mostly
unsolicited remarks form an unsparing, stitched-together modern-day monologue that
alternates between absurd and chilling, reasonable and grotesque. Filmed in Buenos
Aires in October 2019, Heinz Emigholz’s spare continuation – and sardonic distillation – of
certain themes explored in THE LAST CITY is morbid, confrontational, and hilarious.
various apartment buildings in Buenos Aires and expounds with measured disgust on
death, consciousness, and the state of contemporary human relations. The man’s mostly
unsolicited remarks form an unsparing, stitched-together modern-day monologue that
alternates between absurd and chilling, reasonable and grotesque. Filmed in Buenos
Aires in October 2019, Heinz Emigholz’s spare continuation – and sardonic distillation – of
certain themes explored in THE LAST CITY is morbid, confrontational, and hilarious.
Biografía / Biography:
Born in 1948 near Bremen in Germany, Heinz Emigholz trained first as a draftsman before studying philosophy and literature in Hamburg. He began filmmaking in 1968 and has worked since 1973 as a filmmaker, artist, writer and producer in Germany and the USA.
Festivales / Festivals:
New York Film Festival - United States, 2020
Vienna International Film Festival - Austria, 2020
Vienna International Film Festival - Austria, 2020
Contacto / Contact:
Viviana Kammel
presse@filmgalerie451.de
presse@filmgalerie451.de