Gideon Bachmann instructs the young film student Marie with the inventory of his belongings. An enormous conglomeration of stories of a man who can be characterized as a witness of the 20th century. Trial and Error recounts the encounter ...See moreGideon Bachmann instructs the young film student Marie with the inventory of his belongings. An enormous conglomeration of stories of a man who can be characterized as a witness of the 20th century. Trial and Error recounts the encounter between an old man who struggles with death and a young film student who's seeking stories. Gideon's biography and the study of his eclectic character are central motives of this film. In this manner the documentary establishes a discourse about life and death and comments on the ambivalent relationship between director and protagonist. Written by
Filmwerk Kalliope
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