Adelia I Want To Love
Aug 23, 2010
(Teresa Eggers, Vincent Moon, France, 2009, HD, 25 min)
screens with: Burning
Adelia is two stories in one: The first is about 90-year-old Adelie, who has never been to a real concert. The other is about the frontman of the band Mogwai, who has played scores of concerts.
We follow the Scottish guitarist and singer Stuart Braithwaite to Italy, where the band is performing at a festival. Braithwaite reflects upon the DIY ethic that has shaped his life as a Glasgow musician. He also muses on the underlying story behind the band's latest album The Hawk is Howling, which, according to him, is quite simple and unexciting ("5 people who like each other get together to make 10 good songs").
Mogwai's post-rock and instrumental processes are consistently allowed to guide the film, and the images consist of warm, colorful visuals from Italy. At the same time, Adelie is getting ready to attend her first concert ever! And it just so happens that her grandchild is the festival's main organizer. And with that this small, double portrait, sinks right in.
Screens with:
Burning