Cortex

This is a cinematic essay tackling the nude, the sequel to "Linceul" presented in Visions du Réel in 2018. Three years after the first one, some of the characters are reunited again in the filmmaker's house for another exploration of their physical intimacy. Three nude men are killing time sitting on the floor measuring their penises when they get mail, a huge box containing a woman. Her arrival will unlock various fantasies within the three characters. She embarks on a mythical love story with one of them that echoes with the creation of Life and reflects upon grief with the other as his father dies during the shooting of the film. She manages to get her revealed message across and initiates the filmmaker into a new understanding beyond the pain.