Vivere

Francesca is on the hunt yet again for her wayward younger sister, Antoinetta. So instead of spending a quiet Christmas Eve at home, she takes the family taxi and is off to Rotterdam to try to find Antoinetta, who has run off with her rocker boyfriend. The escapade turns out to be a search for herself, not just her sister. Along the way, Francesca encounters a car accident and in the car is Gerlinde, an older woman who seems unsure of where she is or where she is going. Motherless Francesca is tired of dutifully taking care of everyone- her sister, her father, even strangers- but she finds herself in the same circumstance yet again as she accepts Gerlinde into her taxi. In a series of overlapping narratives and flashbacks, information is revealed regarding Gerlinde's life leading up to the crash- a series of leavings, endings, and breakups. In Francesca, she starts to see her salvation, but does she want to be saved? The two women embark on a tormented journey of intimate exploration- into each other's lives and into themselves. VIVERE reflects the story of three women on the run… saving each other… saving themselves. (In German with English subtitles) –CCP