简介：RudolfThome’sidiosyncraticoeuvrewascreatedwithacontinuityrareinGermancinema–hehasdirected28feature-lengthfilmsovermorethanfourdecadessince1968.Thewritingofthescriptforfilmno.29andtheparalleleffortstosecurefinancingformthethreadthatrunsthroughthiscinematicportrait,whichconsistswhollyofconversationsandobservationsaroundThome’shome,aconvertedfarminBrandenburg.Thefilmmakerisnothingifnotforthcoming,andtheviewerhastheopportunitytoexperiencehiminvariousotherroles:asagardener,afather,acyclist,andaperformerofhisownpersona. AfountainpenisasmuchapartofThome’sdailylifeaskeepinganonlinediaryandfilmingsunsets.He’shappywhenhespotsaredstart,getsapositivereview,orwhensomeonevisitshiswebsite.Hisfilmsarediscussedinapleasinglynon-systematicway:alightingmistakeinSupergirl,hislinkstoMarquardBohm,theactorsandactresseswhobrushtheirteethinhisfilms.Thesightofprintsofhisoeuvrelyinginpilesofrustedcanistersaroundhisbarninsteadofinanarchiveformsoneofthesaddermomentsinafilmbrimmingwithwarmth,humour,andwit.berlinale2016…