Conann

Guardian of the underworld, Cerberus still has a muzzle but here he is called Rainer and has the breasts and the voice of a woman, wears a studded black leather jacket, and a flash camera fit for the paparazzi. Talking to us from the great beyond, he details the successive reincarnations of Conann the Barbarian, a bloodthirsty Amazon from ancient times. A visceral and impulsive queer illusionist, Bertrand Mandico casts his magic lantern on an imaginary pre-history, as well as some new little shops of horrors, rendered simultaneously in color and black-and-white. Through a meticulously handcrafted approach, non-synchronous sound and an immersive theatrical setting that seems to stage our deepest unconscious, Mandico creates an addictive, explosive, and innovative experience, In this showcase of six mesmerizing scenes brought to life by different actresses, keep a close look at Elina Löwensohn, Mandico’s long collaborator and Hal Hartley’s muse from the 1990s.