original title:
For the time being
directed by:
cast:
Crisjan Zöllner, Pascal Houdus, Daniela Lucato, Giovanni Morassutti, Dela Dabulamanzi, Jade Samson Kerrac, Andrea Marchitto, Katalin van Geem
screenplay:
cinematography:
Jacopo Pantaleoni, Brian Pertti
editing:
music:
Enrico Deiana, Giorgio Lai
producer:
production:
country:
Germany/Italy
year:
2017
film run:
44'
format:
colour
status:
Ready (30/10/2017)
festivals & awards:
After a long and conflictual relationship with his wife, Roman finds himself alone.
To face economical problems he decides to sublet one room in his house.
Mel will answer as first to his announcement.
When he moves in Roman’s house he will make him wonder about who he his and what he would like to change in his life.
For the first time Roman confronts himself with someone who challenges
him. Roman needs to understand what is happening inside himself,
what does he really need?
DIRECTOR'S NOTES
The title For the time being is a metaphor for the underlying message of the film.
I want to talk about the present, about the choices that the main character makes for the
very present and not for an unconscious closest future. I’m mostly interested in exploring
this aspect of time.
As human beings we are almost always oriented towards making choices for the future
and often we are either trapped in this hypothetical future, perhaps scared of it, or the
opposite, trapped in the past, as if we were slaves or victim of past choices.
Roman’s character is reflecting for the first time about the present moment, his present:
who he is in the precise hours during which he is wondering this question.
It is a very special moment because it is the moment where he rediscovers himself.
He doesn’t now for how long but for sure, for the time being.