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The King of Palma
Life according to Bruno
Festival National de Cortos San Pedro 2010
Documentary, 66 minutes, video, 16:9
Year of production: 2007
Director: Alix François Meier
Production: AFM Film, Alix François Meier
Versions: French, English, German
He could be taken for an aging film star when he walks his best friend
Flocky, a little white dog, through the old part of town. Slightly bent forward,
a cigarette propped in his mouth, whenever the 64-year old man stops, his body
teeters like a metronome. When he's excited or happy, he rubs his hands together.
His black hair is short and parted with great precision. When he talks to you,
his kind blue eyes are both curious and penetrating at the same time.
"My name is Monsieur Bruno Regnault de Maulmin. I live in this street. And I am, maybe I am, the King of Palma. I don't know if everybody knows. I think that I am the King of Palma, because I am sitting in the café and I go for a walk with my dog."
Every day the Frenchman roams his kingdom in the heart of Palma de
Mallorca. The charming sandstone-colored walls line the narrow, winding streets
and alleys. Sturdy houses with small doors stand next to venerable palaces and
convents. This is his exterior world. Bruno's inner world is the world of a
twelve-year-old boy. Bruno is a diagnosed schizophrenic. What matters to him are
the little things in life, and his everyday encounters.
His French-Majorcan family are offering him a home to prevent Bruno from
being sent to a mentally disabled Institution. With much love and under-standing,
they help him to lead a relatively normal life. The film accompanies Bruno
through his daily routine. But Bruno’s life isn’t always as easy as it looks.
And when his best friend Flocky disappears, his life goes completely out of
control.
For licensing and more information please contact:
Björn Jensen
email: jensen(at)gingerfoot.de
Ó
2007 by
Alix François Meier
Photo copyright by Alix François Meier
