🎬Beatrix

Beatrix (Eva Sommer) is a young woman living temporarily alone in a quiet, sunlit house during a long summer. Free from external commitments, schedules, or societal expectations, her days are spent in absolute solitude as she wanders through the rooms and garden.

She waters plants, takes baths, eats fruit, watches television, adjusts her clothes in front of the mirror, and occasionally entertains houseguests. With virtually no plot or dramatic conflict, the film observes Beatrix's small, unvarnished physical actions—capturing the awkwardness, boredom, freedom, and quiet unrest of existing purely within one's own space.

💡 Did you know?
Shot on Tactile 16mm: Cinematographer Antonia de la Luz Kašik shot the entire film on 16mm analog film stock, bringing a warm, grainy texture to its tight, intimate compositions.

Chantal Akerman Comparisons: Festival critics frequently cited the influence of Belgian director Chantal Akerman (Jeanne Dielman, Saura Noche), celebrating Beatrix as a modern, radical exploration of female solitude and everyday ennui.

Award-Winning Lead Debut: Non-professional lead actress Eva Sommer won the Acting Award at the 2021 FIDMarseille International Film Festival for her uninhibited, naturalistic portrayal.

Austrian Cinema Prize: Beatrix received the Special Jury Prize at the Vienna International Film Festival (Viennale) and won the Kodak Analogue Film Prize at Diagonale 2022.

⭐ Film Evaluation & Ratings 📈
⭐ Global Critical & Festival Response: 7.3 / 10

Celebrated across avant-garde and slow cinema circles as a brave, quiet masterpiece of observational portraiture that refuses standard narrative structures in favor of pure physical presence.

🎨 Visual & Tactile Aesthetics: 8.2 / 10

Antonia de la Luz Kašik’s tightly framed, static 16mm cinematography shifts viewer focus to subtle details—a hand touching a tabletop, sunlight through a window, or the reflection in a mirror.

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