A STRANGE LOVE AFFAIR WITH EGO

A Strange Love Affair with Ego is a feature-length documentary about the human love affair with our ego. Driven by her own fascination for her sister’s big ego, filmmaker Ester Gould sets out to unravel a both classic and current theme: self-admiration and ego. How does self-esteem work? How do we balance the scale of self-love? This essayistic film intertwines the director’s off-screen narrative with observational scenes and interviews. It looks at ego in different stages of life, from childhood to adulthood, from the vast Scottish countryside to eclectic London and star-struck L.A. The film takes us on a journey past various stages in the development of the ego and challenges us to think about our own love relationship with ourselves.

A production of Zuidenwind Filmproductions in coproduction with VPRO. This film is realized with the support of the Netherlands Film Fund and the Dutch Cultural Media Fund.

Beeld en Geluid IDFA Award for Dutch Documentary 2015

AWFJ Eda Award IDFA 2015

Beste Film 2015, KNF, Kring van Nederlandse Filmjournalisten 2015

‘…terechte lof voor een intuïtief egodocument met universele zeggingskracht’ – ★★★★ Het Parool

'...een liefdevolle ode aan degenen die doen wat de meeste mensen niet durven en daarmee ieders leven kleuren.'

...'Door het camerawerk van Jean Counet lijken ze soms in een romantische, bijna sprookjesachtige wereld te leven.' -★★★★ de Volkskrant

‘Inventieve filmische zoektocht’ – ★★★★ NRC

'…een overrompelend inventieve en ontroerende film waarin de regisseuse afwisselend optreedt als interviewer, psycholoog en detective’ – ★★★★ Trouw

‘Uiterst persoonlijke en maatschappelijk urgente film’ – ★★★★ de Volkskrant

Director: Ester Gould
Cinematography: Jean Counet
Sound: Rik Meier, Gideon Bijlsma (Schotland)
Editing: Katarina Türler
Music & Sound Design: Marc Lizier
Producer: Joost Seelen
Line producer: Estelle Bovelander
Postproduction Manager: Constant van Panhuys

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