Nine Lives
Director Iulia Matei
Countries Romania
Duration 18 min
Synopsis
Alexandra, an exuberant octogenarian, lives in her utterly kitsch apartment from Cluj-Napoca, Romania together with her ”children”: three cats, a baby toy and the telephone., Despite her dramas and regrets, she seems to be in deep control of her present life, laughing at herself and at the world. Under the gaze of a complicit and distant camera, this rebellious old lady gives free rein to her thoughts and memories.
Alexandra, an exuberant octogenarian, lives in her utterly kitsch apartment from Cluj-Napoca, Romania together with her ”children”: three cats, a baby toy and the telephone., Despite her dramas and regrets, she seems to be in deep control of her present life, laughing at herself and at the world. Under the gaze of a complicit and distant camera, this rebellious old lady gives free rein to her thoughts and memories.