Guillaume Lillo
In the cars that pick him up as he hitchhikes,
the voice of a young man we’ll never – or
hardly – see, describes in detail the depression
that brought him to the medical health
centre. Although the story of his troubled life
follows a fairly coherent thread guided by a
few undeniable obsessions (birds and cars,
for example), in contrast, the image is a brisk
montage of a succession of increasingly
astonishing shots and extremely diverse
registers. Guillaume Lillo walks this tightrope
(watch out for the credits at the end, which
reveal the real issues at stake), maintaining
the balancing act all the way through with
unquestionable flair. (Jean-Pierre Rehm)