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You Burn Me

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An adaptation of “Sea Foam”, a chapter from Cesare Pavese’s “Dialoghi con Leucò” published in 1947. The ancient Greek poet Sappho and the nymph Britomartis meet beside the sea and have a conversation about love and death. Sappho is said to have thrown herself into the ocean from lovesickness. Britomartis apparently tumbled off a cliff and into the water while fleeing from a man. Together, the two discuss the stories and images that have emerged around them to try and understand, at least for a moment, the bittersweet nature of desire.

Starring
Matías Piñeiro, Agustina Muñoz, Matías Piñeiro, Gabriela Saidón, María Villar, Matías Piñeiro, Matías Piñeiro, Maria Inês Gonçalves, Tomás Paula Marques, Ana Cris Barragán

Director
Matías Piñeiro

Producer
Matías Piñeiro

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You Burn Me

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An adaptation of “Sea Foam”, a chapter from Cesare Pavese’s “Dialoghi con Leucò” published in 1947. The ancient Greek poet Sappho and the nymph Britomartis meet beside the sea and have a conversation about love and death. Sappho is said to have thrown herself into the ocean from lovesickness. Britomartis apparently tumbled off a cliff and into the water while fleeing from a man. Together, the two discuss the stories and images that have emerged around them to try and understand, at least for a moment, the bittersweet nature of desire.

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Released
2024
Runtime
1 hr 4 min