Audition

Summary

Because many of Zwartjes’ films are actually silent films, without any dialogue or direct sound, the music always plays the key role. Zwartjes made that music himself, often with his brother Rudolf and Lodewijk de Boer. Audition is a fine example of a film with a good musical soundtrack. The film is a visual improvisation between the camera and the actors, with virtually no storyline - a man watches and listens to a woman singing, while another woman looks on, mainly in exciting black and white images.