Johann is a guard at the Museum of Art History in Vienna. His working hours consist on the discreet and attentive observation of visitors passing through the halls of the museum and stoping in front of works of art on display. Johann is faced with the enigmatic presence of Anne, a foreign visitor who came to Vienna on an emergency visit to a friend hospitalized. Without knowing the city, she takes refuge in the museum. A sensitive and intelligent film about the somewhat mysterious crossing of life, spaces and works of art, open to as many interpretations as we want to. Director of known Benjamin Smoke (2000) and Chain (2004), Jem Cohen has a solid and versatile filmography of short and feature films. His experimental short Smells Like Teens Spirit screened at IndieLisboa in 2008. (C. C.)
