The House of Janus
World Premiere
Ong Keng Sen Singapore 2024 80 min PG13 (Some Mature Content)
A moving reflection on life, love and mortality, as one grapples with the inevitability of time’s passage.
Perched on the hills of Bettona, the House of Janus plays host to an annual summer vacation. It soaks in the amber glow of the Roman countryside and teeters on the edge of wakefulness—the romantic, timeless setting for this retelling of Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. Adriaan, the nonagenarian owner, confronts the inevitable march of time; like Aeneas, he must soon heed the call of destiny, leaving the rest behind.
Conversations illuminate the intertwined histories of suffering and redemption, honouring the multiple traces of existence that persist through time and space. Like Janus, the two-faced Etruscan god, the house speaks to life’s fragile impermanence and eternity’s enduring stillness.
Please note this film will be screening as part of a Double Bill with File:\New_Order\Normal_Life\Fire_Island. The overall rating is PG13.
Q&A with Filmmaker(s), Audience Choice Award
1 Dec, Sun 7:30PM / 94 min
Golden Village Cineleisure, Hall 2
6 Dec, Fri 5:00PM / 94 min
Filmgarde Kallang, Hall 3
AT THE FEST!
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The House of Janus
Ong Keng Sen
Singapore
2024
Dutch, English
English
80 min
PG13 (Some Mature Content)
World Premiere
Ong Keng Sen
Singaporean director Ong Keng Sen has been the artistic director of TheatreWorks (now T:>Works) since 1988. He is known for advancing an intercultural and interdisciplinary approach to art-making. The House of Janus, his second feature film, marks Ong’s return to the silver screen after 28 years following the groundbreaking success of Army Daze (1996).
Traslin Ong, T:>Works
Thomas Michael Allen,
Michael(a) Daoud,
Adriaan van der Staay
File:\New_Order\Normal_Life\Fire_Island & The House of Janus
