The Empusium Signe Gjessing

Signe Gjessing

men i sin længsel efter at tegne og male gifter hun sig med Johan og drømmer om at leve et andet liv

Clarice Lispector (1920-1977)

vidtfavnende og komplekse portræt af sine syv kollektivmødre

som familien og samfundet havde udstukket for dem

The Empusium Signe GjessingIn September 1913, a young Pole suffering from tuberculosis arrives at Wilhelm Opitzs Guesthouse for Gentlemen, a health resort in the Silesian mountains. Every evening the residents gather to imbibe the hallucinogenic local liqueur and debate the great issues of the day: monarchy or democracy? Do devils exist? Are women born inferior? War or peace? Meanwhile, disturbing things are happening in the guesthouse and the surrounding hills. Someone or