Viola lives her life in isolation, hiding her disfigured face from the outside world in a darkened room where she writes her novels. Marie, her sister and only companion, takes care of her every need, acting as her protector from the cruelty she perceives surrounds them. The two women happily live as co-dependant social pariahs until a male stranger arrives and throws their tenuous order into chaos. Caroline Leaf’s masterful animated short explores the psychological ramifications of isolation and the distortions it can create in a persons mind.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B1004122
Languages
English
French
Subject categories
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Old age
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Old age
Holdings
Digital Betacam; Master
Digital Betacam; Sub-master
VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded