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At Present

Directed by Barbara Sternberg
Canada, 1990 (experimental, 17 minutes, colour)
At Present
Image: © Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre

Film Description:
"'What's involved in love?—power, control—is that what we're talking about?' This film is about love-relations between men and women, conversations in the air. Men are heard in voice-over speaking a love-talk which is personal, though anonymous, or singular. Another voice-over reads parables, which present a context for the possibility of love or spirit in the world at large. The film ends optimistically: a smile slowly spreads on a man's face; women addressing men in their own voices. [...]"
-- Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Written by: Barbara Sternberg
Produced by: Barbara Sternberg
(sources)


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