The Ants

The film traces the feelings of an woman living in a peasants house in Italy She tries to establish a rhythm through every day routines such as eating sleeping and washing We see one of here childhood memoriesan Alsatian dog licks a girls heel and rests its head between her legs and a dream in which she is standing naked I a pit which could be a grave In addition we see a magnified symbolic version of her surroundings particularly of insects Shots of windows doors and mirrors convey a sense of menace and introspection Thanks to measured performance by Marion van Wijk superb lighting black and white photography and well balanced editing The Ants is a highly compelling and evocative film Ade Ronde