The Lack refuses to conform to any one artistic genre, drawing from varied sources including video, theater, music, painting and performance. The film explores four variations on the theme of “lack,” featuring six female characters played by actresses Lea Mornar (Eve), Xin Wang (Xiu), Giorgia Sinicorni (Anja), Ginevra Bulgari (Nour), Emanuela Villagrossi (Greta) and Cinizia Brugnola (Sarah). As these concurrent stories unfold, each woman searches for meaning to fill the inner void in their lives. In the first episode, Eve must work through the pain of abandonment and the obsession of love that turns into a violent, yet ultimately cathartic struggle. Xiu embarks on a symbolic, dreamlike journey in the second section, while in the third story two women face the difficult, yet necessary process of detachment that ultimately transforms into the possibility of hope, brought by the young Nour. In the final chapter, Sarah experiences recurring visions as she tries to reclaim the pieces of her shattered existence through an on screen psychoanalytic session. Set outside of conventional time, these distinct narratives take place within a backdrop of roaring nature with its harsh landscapes, wind, water, skies, rocks and an emptiness that is at once apocalyptic and regenerative.
The Lack rifiuta di conformarsi a qualsiasi genere artistico, attingendo da varie fonti tra cui video, teatro, musica, pittura e performance. Il film esplora quattro variazioni sul tema della “mancanza”, con sei personaggi femminili. Ogni donna cerca un significato per riempire il vuoto interiore nelle loro vite, mentre queste storie simultanee si svolgono. Ambientati al di fuori del tempo convenzionale, queste narrazioni distinte si svolgono in uno sfondo di natura ruggente con i suoi paesaggi aspri, il vento, l’acqua, i cieli, le rocce e un vuoto che è allo stesso tempo apocalittico e rigenerante.
I sei personaggi femminili sono interpretati dalle attrici Lea Mornar (Eve), Xin Wang (Xiu), Giorgia Sinicorni (Anja), Ginevra Bulgari (Nour), Emanuela Villagrossi (Greta) e Cinizia Brugnola (Sarah).