Duisburger Filmwoche: B WIE BARTLEBY

In the organizer's words:

B WIE BARTLEBY (AT 2025, 72 min.) by Angela Summereder

German premiere

"I would prefer not to." The famous formula of Bartleby, the main character in Herman Melville's story, is a rejection of alienated work. Based on a dialogue with her terminally ill ex-boyfriend, whose never-realized life project was a film about Bartleby, Angela Summereder has parts of the story performed by actresses, rappers, young people and homeless people. An act of self-determined appropriation and a personal legacy that connects the historical text with the present.

Following the film, the Duisburger Filmwoche invites you to a discussion with the filmmaker.