Alexis Dos Santos' vivid, seductive second feature UNMADE BEDS is a lyrical tale of two solitary expats crossing paths in the cosmopolitan art-rock milieu of a sprawling East London squat.
Axl (Fernando Tielve) arrives in the UK to look for his long-lost father and instead is adopted by the bohemian Mike and Hannah who introduce him to gigs in English pubs and free spirit living. Vera (Deborah Francois) is a French heartbreaker who strikes up a charming romance with X Ray Man until a failed meeting sets her on a quest to recapture traces of time they spent together by taking Polaroids.
An idiosyncratic and atmospheric anti-romance, UNMADE BEDS has screened at Sundance, Berlin and Edinburgh International Film Festivals. Featuring music from Kimya Dawson, Plaster of Paris, (We Are) Performance and Tindersticks as well as many more, UNMADE BEDS is this year's coolest paean to good music, bad hangovers and lost love.
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Length: 02:00
Posted: 1/27/2010
The trailer for Unmade Beds courtesy of Quiet Earth.
Unmade Beds interweaves the stories of two young foreigners as they seek to rediscover their roots and romance in the vibrant world of London's East End. Twnety-year-old Spaniard, Axl arrives in London on a quest to find the father who abandoned him when he was a child. Taking up residence in a vibrant squat in a hip London neighborhood, he finds himself alongside other colorful characters from all over the world, drawn to London's melting pot.
Among them is Vera, a beautiful Belgian girl recently abandoned by her boyfriend whose faith in romance is gradually rekindled when she meets a charismatic stranger. Agreeing not to swap names or numbers, they embark on a passionate and mysterious affair, but when one fails to show, have they let the opportunity of their lives go forever? Axl and Vera's bittersweet stories of love and friendship are interwoven through the film until their paths finally cross, helping each other to forget the p
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Length: 02:18
Posted: 11/16/2009
Clip from Unmade Beds.
Vera talks a customer out of buying a book.
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Length: 01:40
Posted: 8/5/2009
Clip from Unmade Beds.
Vera becomes infatuated with the club's singer of the night.
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Length: 01:23
Posted: 8/5/2009
