39th edition
23-31 january 2027

Histoire d'un secret

Mariana Otero

Image Histoire d'un secret
France
2003 Documentaire 1h35
Investigating the disappearance of her mother, Mariana Otero tries to reappropriate her story by going back to where she grew up. The audience is witness to the gradual unveiling of a secret: "She was a painter, and as the secret [of her death] is revealed, I also reveal her painting", said Otero. In wanting to avoid the secret remaining in the family, she also succeeds in creating tension and a novelistic amplitude.
With : Jean-Jacques Vautier, Thérèse Vautier, Isabel Otero
Music : Michael Galasso
Image : Hélène Louvart
Sound : Patrick Genet, Pascal Rousselle
Editing : Nelly Quettier
Investigating the disappearance of her mother, Mariana Otero tries to reappropriate her story by going back to where she grew up. The audience is witness to the gradual unveiling of a secret: "She was a painter, and as the secret [of her death] is revealed, I also reveal her painting", said Otero. In wanting to avoid the secret remaining in the family, she also succeeds in creating tension and a novelistic amplitude.