“Mon enfant, ma soeur, / Songe à la douceur / D'aller là-bas vivre ensemble, ...” The opening lines of Baudelaire’s poem “L'Invitation au voyage” are the source of inspiration for Germaine Dulac’s cinematic poem. In sparse but eloquent images and without any dialogue the film tells the story of a married woman who tries to escape the sad reality of her life with another man, and fails.

Singer IOKOI and live electronic artist Bit-Tuner first got together for a live film performance in September 2012 during the IOIC China Tour. The heavy beats and dark atmospheres weave an ideal soundscape for Mara Miccichès unmistakable voice to rise above. 

The assessment of this first surrealist oeuvre in film history by the British censorship authorities at the time says it all: a film that is ‘devoid of any meaning, and if one can be found it is without a doubt offensive.’ While the statement may not fully do justice to the film, it does contain a central moment. The erotic hallucinations of a clergyman and the shifting play of treacherous surfaces are always aimed at something underneath or behind: the unconscious.

The film is set to music by the sound artist Eisentanz, who has been experimenting with electronic and acoustic sounds and noises for 20 years. He creates his instruments from materials and objects made of metal, plastic and stone with which he then generates his live sounds.