(sighs softly)

(sighs softly)is an attempt to deepen a character through its interpreter. This book follows the invitation to play the role of Vincent in a short film, an unexpected confrontation with the exercise of acting and appropriation. It was necessary to find a body and a density to this fictional figure, research during which developed, in parallel to the rehearsals and work sessions, a writing project aiming at exploring the zone of crossing of two identities, where the memories of the character and the one who incarnates him meet.

In its final form, (sighs softly) is inspired by the work of Robert Smithson (to whom Vincent dedicates his academic research in the film), and his writings on cinema and memory, in a montage combining photograms, fictional diary entries and literary excerpts.

Through this collection of fragments that make up his imagination and reveal his sensitivity, his relationship to reality and to images, a portrait of Vincent emerges.