X on a Map

Name: X on a Map
Genre: Short, Adventure, Romance
Released: 2009-06-20
Duration: 13 min
Rating: 6.5

2009
13m

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6.5/10

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In a time when every continent that can be discovered has been discovered, Paul works as a cartographer who dreams of distant places. That is until he crosses Ana who folds maps for the same company. During a secret meeting he eventually discovers his own private America that cannot be found on any map of the world.

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In a time when every continent that can be discovered has been discovered, Paul works as a cartographer who dreams of distant places. That is until he crosses Ana who folds maps for the same... Read allIn a time when every continent that can be discovered has been discovered, Paul works as a cartographer who dreams of distant places. That is until he crosses Ana who folds maps for the same company. During a secret meeting he eventually discovers his own private America that can... Read allIn a time when every continent that can be discovered has been discovered, Paul works as a cartographer who dreams of distant places. That is until he crosses Ana who folds maps for the same company. During a secret meeting he eventually discovers his own private America that cannot be found on any map of the world.

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6.5/10

123

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9lauritz-mueller

You fold maps? I draw maps.

"X on a map" got me from the very first frame (including the credits). These elderly people in Grey suits stepping out of the lift reminded me very much of the bureaus pictured in "The Apartment" by Bily Wilder. Noticing moreover that this film apparently is set in earlier times got me into the right mood from the very beginning.

I don't want to give away the whole story, so I'll give only a glimpse of what happens in "X on a map". Paul and Ana work in a factory that produces maps. He draws. She folds. They get to know each other by chance. Paul is a dreamer while Ana seems more down-to-earth. He dreams of foreign places that haven't been discovered yet and soon infects her with his wanderlust.

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Naturally, 13 minutes aren't enough to provide an elaborate story with twists and turns and deep character development and such. Consequently, this film doesn't amaze me with its detailed story line but rather with its unique atmosphere. In 13 short minutes it generates poignant melancholy and profound but yet diffuse longing for distant places and eventually left me behind with the fulminating desire to go out and see the world. Not many films manage that.

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Trivia
This film was partly funded by the Luxembourg Film Fund. The father of lead actress Vicky Krieps, Bob Krieps, was the president of the Luxembourg Film Fund and worked for the country's Ministry of Culture [when this film was being produced], which supervises the Luxembourg Film Fund and decides which films will be funded with taxpayer's money. Several of Krieps' films were funded by the Luxembourg Film Fund, even when they weren't filmed in the country.