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MURPHY’S LAW
Performance
Angelos Frantzis' MURPHY'S LAW focuses on failed actress Maria. Her coma proves a gateway into a state of inbetweeness of imagined identities, in which decisions, regrets, and the great what ifs are reflected. No spectacular multiverse frenzy, the end result is more in the nature of an intimate, reflexive labyrinth.
The film unfolds like a composite dream: non-linear, at times nebulous, yet always emotionally grounded. Each new guise Maria takes on is more than just an alternate reality—it is the return of hidden impulses: guilt, longing, strength, or the silent fear of losing herself.
Katia Goulioni delivers an impressively introspective performance in the lead role, switching effortlessly between the various first-person characters whilst allowing the vulnerability of the core character to shine through. Her silence often resonates more powerfully than words. The film deliberately follows convoluted paths—just as memory and grief do—and foregoes easy resolutions. Alongside the idea, the most remarkable thing about this film is its sincerity. It asks “What if?” less out of mere curiosity, and more out of inner necessity. It is about the self we leave behind, the self we learn to live with—and the self we may wish to return to.
Text: Simran Kashyap
Fri 07.11. I 17:45 I GLAD-HOUSE I original version with English subtitles + simultaneous German translation
Katerina Bei, Angelos Frantzis, Kostis Samaras
Giorgos Karvelas
Dimitris Kanellopoulos
Mihalis Samiotis
Stamatis Kraounakis
Katia Goulioni, Victoria Elizabeth Bitouni, Andreas Konstantinou, Nikos Kouris
Marios Piperides, Angelos Frantzis
Angelos Frantzis - Angelos Frantzis was born in 1970 in Athens and studied film directing at INSAS in Brussels. He has made several short films and 6 feature films (Polaroid, A Dog's Dream, In the Woods, Symptom, Still River, My Name is Eftichia). His films have been awarded and screened at many international festivals (Rotterdam, Tallinn, Hong-Kong, Torino, Wroclaw, Sitges, Munich, Sao Paolo, Istanbul etc.) and he has received the director and best film awards at the Film Academy Awards (Iris) for his films "Still River" and "My Name is Eftichia" respectively. He spent several years as a film critic, and his theoretical writings have been published in several publications and books. In recent years he has also been involved in mixed media projects (installations, performances, etc.). His mixed-technique works have been presented, among others, at the Venice Biennale of Architecture.
2019 – My Name is Eftichia
2018 – Still River
2015 - Symptom
2010 – In the Woods
2005 – A Dog’s Dream
2000 - Polaroid
