‘September Afternoon’ Dives Into the Mundane: “In an Age of Arbitrary Extraordinariness, Plain Banality Is Stimulating as F***” (Exclusive Clip)
German filmmaker Nicolaas Schmidt has developed a following with his unique film language. After all, his feature-length debut, September Afternoon, will...
Key points
- German filmmaker Nicolaas Schmidt has developed a following with his unique film language.
- After all, his feature-length debut, September Afternoon, will world premiere on Aug.
- It marks a return to Locarno for Schmidt, whose First Time [The Time for All but Sunset — Violet] got its world premiere at the Swiss festival in 2021, where it received a Pardi di Domani special mention.
- Related Stories Here is what we know about September Afternoon.
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German filmmaker Nicolaas Schmidt has developed a following with his unique film language. After all, his feature-length debut, September Afternoon, will world premiere on Aug. It marks a return to Locarno for Schmidt, whose First Time [The Time for All but Sunset — Violet] got its world premiere at the Swiss festival in 2021, where it received a Pardi di Domani special mention. Related Stories Here is what we know about September Afternoon. “The film uses ‘dead time’ as raw material,” Schmidt says about September Afternoon in a director’s note. It seems like this is the perfect time to simply mention that The Hollywood Reporter can premiere an exclusive clip from September Afternoon.
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