2011 / digital / color / 45min. (Spain)
On the morning of January 21st, 2008, a violinist living in Guerín’s neighborhood committed suicide by jumping naked from his window. The only thing that he has known about him, is that recently prepared a new translation of “Sorrows of Young Werther” by Goethe.
Film director. Born in Barcelona, Spain in 1960. Captivated by film since an early age, began making 8mm films when he was 15. Received attention at many film festivals after the release of his first feature-length film, Los Motivos de Berta (85), and has garnered passionate fans around the world with his idiosyncratic filmmaking style that transcends genres from narrative film to documentary and experimental cinema. Main works include “Tren de Sombras” (97), “En la Ciudad de Sylvia” (07), and “Correspodencia Jonas Mekas – J.L Guerin” (11).
Tokyo Image Forum：4/29 21:05
Tokyo Park Tower：5/5 16:15
Kyoto：5/18 19:00
Fukuoka：6/7 15:20
Nagoya：6/21 17:00
