In contrast to the protagonists of the first two parts of "Trilogy of Failure", appears not split in two but rather as three identical configurations of the alter ego. While two of them fail time and again in their attempts to start up a ...See moreIn contrast to the protagonists of the first two parts of "Trilogy of Failure", appears not split in two but rather as three identical configurations of the alter ego. While two of them fail time and again in their attempts to start up a plane or simulate a parachute jump within their own four walls, the third - stricken with doubt - constantly checks and rechecks his parachute, without ever even coming near a plane. The film combines the Sisyphean motif, apparent throughout the trilogy, with allusions to the tragic story of Icarus, flying too high, falling and dying for his dream. Written by
Stefan Berg
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