A R C H I V E1 9 8 6  
5th
  Bernar Herbert
Fiction
  Canada 1985
Videotape, 17:18, colour
A elegantly dressed wornan gets into an equally elegant car. Close-ups and rnusic give a sophisticated opening to this video, which is characterised by unexpected twists in the plot. Beautiful shots show how she drives to the car-wash and thereafter stops in front of a large building. A lady dressed in white walks towards the car, the driver blows a dart into the skin of her throat and she collapses on the spot, to be quickly gathered up by two accomplices, and so begins a kidnap where the protagonist seems caught up in a duel between fantasy and reality. True to tradition, the husband of the kidnapped woman is informed of the situation, and hastens to the place where he can be reunited with his wife. The Wood Crest Motel is to furnish further information to the anxious spouse, and he is there also given a well prepared reception by the kidnappers.

Sonja van der Burg

Camera and lights: Jean-Pierre Saint-Louis, Editing: François Girard, Gaetan Huot, Music: Richard Edson, Set design: Marc-André Coulombe, Richard Lacrois, Costumes: Therèse Denis, Production: Michel Ouellette, Agent Orange Inc, With: Isabelle Marcil, Sylvie Provost, James Rae, Alain Carré, Michel Ouellette