CinemaOSMovie · 2013 · 1h 16m

The Perfect Circle

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Earth to earth, water to water. The body weight of a newborn child is up to 85 percent water, but in adulthood, the ratio can be cut into half. In a way, people dry up as they grow older. In Claudia Tosi’s documentary, people drink water, watch the rain and wait for their death. The Perfect Circle depicts a man and a woman, Ivano and Meris, who spend their final days at a hospice in the hills of Reggio Emilia, Northern Italy. Their illnesses are in the terminal stage and they know that death is only a matter of time. But the ever-nearing end may fleetingly be forgotten, like when they close their eyes and get lost in the music – until the bodies being carried out next door once again remind them of the inevitable. Death also becomes a part of life for the patients’ loved ones, who want to spend the last available moments with the soon to be departed.

Directed byClaudia Tosi

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 16m
Language
IT
Released
January 1, 2013
Studios
MovimentaPetra Pan Film ProductionMiafilm

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Directed by
Claudia Tosi
Written by
Claudia Tosi
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