Unguided Tour

Venice is a popular tourist spot which Italians from other parts of the country visit perceiving it like a foreign city. Foreigners arrive with an inner admiration, anxiety and impatience. They all share the same desire to be in Venice, to be able to say: “I visited Venice.” The director was inspired by her own text Io, Eccetera; and without doubt, this is her most intimate film. Or to be more precise, we should say that it is a very personal and subjective piece. Even though, we look at a couple staying in Venice, we aren’t sure whether it is a fictional film or documentary. Or is it just an essay? The category isn’t important. It is quite obvious that we look at a trip to Venice and Susan Sontag is our guide. The structure of the film resembles a dance show; its rhythm is a choreography of performances of individual actors, an inner voice and film shots of the antique city. Under the surface – similarly to e.g. Marguerite Duras – we feel a wide range of very personal topics and possible prevalence of contemplations on inner exile. The screening is free for all visitors and does not require festival accreditation.