Private Project

Intermittences of a Contemporary Mislove

In an increasingly secluded, dating app addicted society, a young woman deals with rejection by imagining the customers of the coffee shop where she works at going through various breakup scenes.

  • André Badalo
    Director
    Catarina and the Others, SHOOT ME, BAKU I LOVE YOU, PORTUGAL IS NOT FOR SALE
  • CAROLINA GASPAR, TOMÁS GARCEZ, VIOLETA D’AMBROSIO, RUI SILVA, FÁTIMA CUNHA, JOANA PENETRA
    Writer
  • ACADEMIA MUNDO DAS ARTES
    Producer
  • CAROLINA GASPAR
    Key Cast
    "CATARINA"
  • TOMÁS GARCEZ
    Key Cast
    "FRANCISCO"
  • VIOLETA D'AMBROSIO
    Key Cast
    "ROSA"
  • RUI ANDRÉ
    Key Cast
    "JORGE"
  • FÁTIMA CUNHA
    Key Cast
    "SORAIA"
  • JOANA PENETRA
    Key Cast
    "JOANA"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    INTERMITÊNCIAS DE UM DESAMOR CONTEMPORÂNEO
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes 34 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 25, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    40 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Portugal
  • Country of Filming:
    Portugal
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    DIGITAL
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - André Badalo

Born in Faro, Portugal, in 1981. Graduated in Filmmaking at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema, in Lisbon. Post-graduated in Scriptwriting at the Westminster University in London, and, Directing and Directing actors for the screen at University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles. His short-film “CATARINA AND THE OTHERS” became a tremendous hit with more than 32 million views on YouTube. After winning the Best Short Film Award at the Milan International Film Festival with “SHOOT ME”, the short-film was sold to Warner Brothers and Andre signed a first option deal. Invited by Russian producer/director Andrei Konchalovskiy (House of Fools; Maria's Lovers; Tango & Cash),
Andre co-directed the feature film "BAKU, I LOVE YOU" starring Asia Argento. Recently directed the non-smoking campaign for World Health Organization (WHO).

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Director Statement

More than the moralization of a secluded generation that is addicted to dating apps, I was interested in the reflection of the topic, as a shared creative process with a group of individuals that belong to that generation. From research to writing, filming and editing, sharing thoughts and worries without apprehension. Trying at the very least to capture a tiny shadow of a complex spectrum of insecurities and weaknesses of an entire generation that is desperate for affection.

The protagonist in ‘Intermittences of a Contemporary Mislove’ is 30 years old and is trapped in her own emotions, fearing the lack of ability to deal with them. She knows that nowadays, with a completely accessible virtual world it is easy to surrender physically, constantly and repeatedly to new people, to new bodies. But not emotionally.

Filming this emotional prison defined the language of ‘Intermittences of a Contemporary Mislove’. The rule is that each shot, always close – close up or chest - reflected this enclosure, in a crescendo, visualy and sound wise, until a single final full shot - all together – in which each of the characters remains isolated, naked, stuck in the concept of a love they cannot find. Or even if they have found it, they will not be able to surrender to.