An open-ended exploration of the energies and rituals of various workplaces. From one worker to another and one machine to the next; hands, faces, breaks, toil: what kind of absurdist, abstract dialogue can be started between human beings and their need to work? What is the value of the time we spend multiplying and repeating the same motions that ultimately lead to a rest - a state of repose whose quality defies definition.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. rolific Quebecois filmmaker, Denis Côté, explores the world of work in Joy of Man's Desiring (Que ta joie demeure), a poetical and hybrid study of industrial life, factories and the meaning of labour. The film begins with a woman talking over her shoulder, seemingly making an amourous pact with someone. In fact, it becomes apparent she is an embodiment of the workplace itself, and the potential lover is every worker. This enigmatic film offers a stimulating poetic montage of ideas about labour, leisure and humanity's higher satisfactions and aspirations.
French documentary from film-maker Denis Côté that examines humans' relationship with their workplace. Using actors as numbered factory workers, the film explores ideas surrounding the function of labour and the importance of work to society and individuals.
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