Scene from the film The Position of the Resting Lion

The Position of the Resting Lion

Direction
Year 
2006
Country
  • Belgium
Runtime
89min 
Audio Tracks 
Subtitles 

There is an art of dying, as there is an art of giving birth. At Topaz, an outpatient palliative care unit, Stéphane , Laura, and Anne are trying to live out the last days. This last journey, which we all will make one day, can become a work of art in the same way as a painting or a film. This is what Anne does, organizing her death as a gift to the people closest to her, joining theme together in a group she calls "the boat". Together with the members of the boat she shares moments both good ans bad, throughout her illness, from beginning to end. This may sum up what the film has set out to propose in turn, a boat for its viewers.

Details

  • Original Title
    La position du lion couché
  • Direction
  • Screenplay
    Mary Jiménez
  • Cinematography
    Jorge Léon
  • Editing
    Mary Jiménez
  • Sound
    Gilles Laurent
  • Runtime
    89 min (46-90 min.)
  • Year
    2006
  • Country
    • Belgium
  • Format
    • Colour
  • Distribution

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