ST. ANTON FILM FESTIVAL, WINNER
PURITY PORTRAITS THE
RELATION BETWEEN PASSION AND SPORT. THE FILM RAISES THE QUESTION, WHY
PEOPLE UNDERGO ALL THE TROUBLE JUST TO ABLE TO DO THEIR SPORT. THERE
SEEMS TO BE NO DIRECT BENEFIT.
DELICATELY CONNECTING INTERVIEWS AND
POETIC SHOTS SHOWING FOUR DIFFERENT SPORTS (SKIING, RUNNING, GLIDING AND
WIND SURFING), THE FILM EMPHASIZES THE PERSONALITY OF THE PARTICIPANTS.
PURITY PICTURES SPORTIVE ACTIVITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF PERSONAL
BELIEVES, A WAY OF LIVE AND SHOWS THAT YOU BENEFIT FROM THE ACTIVITY
ITSELF.
ON THE WHOLE AS WELL AS IN DETAIL, PURITY IS WELL THOUGHT
THROUGH AND COMBINES THE PICTURES, THE INTERVIEWS AND THE MUSIC INTO ONE
FILM. IT SHOWS THE DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO SPORT WITHOUT PUTTING A SPIN
TO THE PERSONAL STORIES.
