For the Viennale's big film festival every year, a well-known filmmaker was appointed to create a one-minute film to be a trailer of sorts preceding all the following work. In 2003, that filmmaker was Ernie Gehr - the well-known structuralist director of such films as "Serene Velocity", "Eureka", etc. This is all "Carte de Visite" is - as the full title states, a short trailer to begin the screenings. One definitely can't go too far analyzing and critiquing this one - after all, it's really just a meditative piece Gehr designed to provide a thoughtful opening sequence to the showing.
"Carte de Visite" consists entirely of a cloudy sky for about one minute, while one hears the outdoor sounds of birds and planes (which are never seen). This is all, it was never meant to be some deep, analytical film, just a beautiful and artistic view which can't get boring for the short runtime. As a trailer, a very fitting opening and it succeeds in what it tries to do.
"Carte de Visite" consists entirely of a cloudy sky for about one minute, while one hears the outdoor sounds of birds and planes (which are never seen). This is all, it was never meant to be some deep, analytical film, just a beautiful and artistic view which can't get boring for the short runtime. As a trailer, a very fitting opening and it succeeds in what it tries to do.