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An expansion of the award-winning short film “Postmortem,”
“August” tells the story of two former
lovers, Troy and Jonathan, who reunite after a long
ago painful breakup. After spending several years
in Spain, Troy returns to Los Angeles and decides
to phone Jonathan and meet for coffee. A seemingly
innocent rendezvous turns flirtatious as they are
intensely swept away by each other’s presence
and memories of the past.
Troy,
a damaged, passive aggressive beauty, tries to revive
his long ago summer romance with Jonathan, and also
struggles to decide between a new life in Los Angeles
and an already established career in Barcelona. Jonathan,
who has found solace from the breakup in his current
beau, Raul, struggles with desire and longing. Childlike
and innocent, he has never been able to heal from
the trauma of Troy breaking up with him, and Troy’s
arrival and his imminent attraction threaten his relationship
with Raul.
Raul,
an Argentinean immigrant, the most mature of the three,
is also the least damaged. Nonetheless, adhering to
his beliefs he doesn’t immediately confront
Jonathan’s growing attraction to Troy and its
effects. Forced to work under the table as a bartender
until his working papers come through, he questions
how much of a sacrifice he’s willing to make
for a life in America with Jonathan.
The
film jumps times and perspectives and offers overlapping
story lines to project circular feel and repetitiveness.
It explores the way in which we are always trying
to break the cycles of habit and make difficult decisions
regarding our lives and relationships. The film never
descends into the typical three-way melodrama.
All characters as well as the audience are well aware
of what’s going on. With subtlety, “August”
explores themes of timing, interlacing of emotions,
and the complexity of making choices. It is never
black or white. And it is never meant to provide answers.
But rather, to provoke and ask what if…
DIRECTOR:
Eldar Rapaport
www.august-the-film.com
"August"
A film by Eldar Rapaport on Facebook
Screening
at Frameline
2011 - Saturday, June 18, 9:00 PM at the Castro
Theatre
Screening
at Outfest
2011 - Sunday July 10th 9:45 pm at DGA 1
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