On Top Down Under (short) (2002)
Année de sortie: 2002
Alternative Title: Die schönste Sache der Welt - On Top Down Under, Erotic Tales: On Top Down Under
Réalisateur: Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Writer: Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Production & Genre
Histoire
The short 'On Top Down Under' begins with a young girl standing alone in an isolated lighthouse as evening shadows fall. She reminisces about her past summer spent with her lover at a geyser. Meanwhile, in Australia's desert during a heat wave, her lover transports blocks of ice to a lonely shack. The film alternates between these two settings, depicting the lovers' memories and current activities without any dialogue other than verses from John Keats' sonnet.
Résumé
Directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson in 2002, 'On Top Down Under' is a non-verbal short film that explores themes of love, longing, and memory. Set between an isolated Icelandic lighthouse and the Australian desert, the film intertwines the lives of two lovers separated by distance. Without dialogue or explicit plot development, Friðriksson uses visuals and Keats' sonnet to convey their sensual longing for each other. It is a tone poem that serves as a meditation on love's enduring power despite physical separation.
