Desistfilm (1954)

Four young men and a young woman sit in boredom. She smokes while one strums a lute, one looks at a magazine, and two fiddle with string. The door opens and in comes a young man, cigarette between his lips, a swagger on his face. The young woman laughs. As the four young men continue disconnected activities, the other two become a couple. When the four realize something has changed, first they stare at the couple who have kissed and now are dancing slowly. The four run from the house in a kind of frenzy and return to stare. The power of sex has unnerved them.

Released Jan. 1, 1954 7 min None+

Genres: Drama, Romance, Short

Keywords: tmdb.existentialism, tmdb.short-film, mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.experimental-short, imdb.lute, imdb.staring, imdb.slow-dancing + 12 more, imdb.independent-short, imdb.magazine, imdb.dancing, imdb.boredom, imdb.sexual-behavior, imdb.kiss, imdb.sexual-awakening, imdb.cigarette-smoking, imdb.surrealism, imdb.teenager, imdb.party, aspectratio.1-37-1