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THE COLLECTOR
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3. THE COLLECTOR
6 months ago
The Collector is an ongoing portrait of Christian, a lifetime collector who has “worked” the streets of his local town in Provence for the last 30 years. Every night, from midnight till dawn he makes a careful circuit of the town’s dustbins and picks up things he considers useful. These are added to his ever-burgeoning collection which now fills the three plots of land he inherited from his grandparents.
The second part of the film revisits Christian after 3 years to find him adapting to new restrictions imposed by his nemesis, the town’s mayor.
The film was made with the photographer Leonie Purchas.
The second part of the film revisits Christian after 3 years to find him adapting to new restrictions imposed by his nemesis, the town’s mayor.
The film was made with the photographer Leonie Purchas.
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Did he own the land where his home and all his collections reside?
He is still going strong. I visit him most years, although he is finding carrying fridges harder all the time.
They could lern so much, if they would just take the time, watch and listen to the message this movie convey to us...
The way they gradually take away the gayness, the equilibrium from him by cutting him back to a size bearable to the community and society - in their opinion!
Gladly enough he had a cousin to get him back to his property and rights - the right to live and to be what he wants to be... even doing a service to the community... Integrating him into society, making his skills and eagerness to prevent waste, collect and sort out things useful to the community would be a win-win-solution ... this is what I mean by setting the incentives right in society!
Gladly he didn't live earlier - end thirties, beginning forties of the last century e.g. falling into the hands of the invaders from his neighbours to the north-east...
Knowing he is back there collecting, even less cheerful than in the first part of the movie, makes one hope and believe in the future of world society...
Great work, wonderful message - give him a hug from me next time you meet up with him!
Good work.