A Flower in the Mouth (2022)
A Flower in the Mouth is a film diptych about time running out and how to live through the days that remain. The first act, filmed as an observational documentary in the world’s largest flower market, follows millions of bouquets transiting through a cavernous refrigerated hangar to be sold at auction, an industrial process at once both beautiful and terrifying. The film transitions to fiction in a second act freely adapted from a Pirandello play. A man with a flower-shaped tumour on his lip accosts a traveller in an all-night café. Their seemingly mundane conversation becomes a metaphysical monologue as the man, feeling death approach, clings to life by scrupulously observing its activity, watching reality in every detail, as if to fill the gap between himself and the rest of the world.
Cast
- Oxmo Puccino - The man with a flower
- Dali Benssalah - The customer
Screenplay
- Eric Baudelaire (Screenplay)
- Anne-Louise Trividic (Screenplay)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is A Flower in the Mouth about?
- A Flower in the Mouth is a film diptych about time running out and how to live through the days that remain. The first act, filmed as an observational documentary in the world’s largest flower market, follows millions of bouquets transiting through a cavernous refrigerated hangar to be sold at auction, an industrial process at once both beautiful and terrifying. The film transitions to fiction in a second act freely adapted from a Pirandello play. A man with a flower-shaped tumour on his lip accosts a traveller in an all-night café. Their seemingly mundane conversation becomes a metaphysical monologue as the man, feeling death approach, clings to life by scrupulously observing its activity, watching reality in every detail, as if to fill the gap between himself and the rest of the world.
- Who directed A Flower in the Mouth?
- A Flower in the Mouth was directed by Eric Baudelaire.
- Who stars in A Flower in the Mouth?
- A Flower in the Mouth stars Oxmo Puccino, Dali Benssalah.
- How long is A Flower in the Mouth?
- A Flower in the Mouth has a runtime of 1h 7m (67 minutes).
- What genre is A Flower in the Mouth?
- A Flower in the Mouth is a Drama film.
- Where was A Flower in the Mouth produced?
- A Flower in the Mouth was produced in South Korea, Germany, France.