Whatisaknightwithouthishorse?Anactorwithoutanaudience?Amotherwithoutherchild?Lucieisallofthesethings:aworkingmumandwanderingknight,inafilmthatkeepschangingitssettingandtone.Afterarelaxingstayathergrandmother’shouse,withwhomsheleavesherdaughter,shesuddenlydiscoversherselfinfullmedievalarmouramongstrollinghills.Theactionthenshiftstoanemptytheatre,whereLucie–inthesamesuitofarmour–awakesamidstthechaoticpreparationsforaperformanceofKingLear.Lucie,playedbyFrench-BelgianactressLucieDebay(Melody,KingoftheBelgians),repeatedlywhisperstoherself:“Don’tlosetrackofthings.”Thisdebutfeaturefilm–byfilmandtheatremakerClaudeSchmitz–reflectsonlife,performance,dreams,anddeeds.TheCovid-19pandemic’seffectsontheperformingartsareimplicit,yetunmistakableintheexistentialundertoneofLucie’squest.
2024-03-01