A man upsets his soon-to-be-ex-girlfriend by calling her a French tart – even though he means it as a compliment since this would be his most favorite dessert. Considering what was wrong, the man cannot seem to break the connection between his partner and other objects.
There is a delicate centre to this short film which makes one feel like they should engage with it more than it is maybe possible to do. At its heart the film is about differences in perspective and relationships, and the light music and meditative tone set by this and the narration did tend to draw me in, however at the same time I didn't find it easy to connect to the actual material. Perhaps this is a very personal film, because I think it does probably need to speak to you to be able to really get into it, and for me it just didn't connect. The struggles of the main character were foreign to me and ultimately it just ended up feeling odd and quite inaccessible throughout.
The animation is simple but effective in how it is done; I didn't care for the crudity of some of the images (in both senses of the word), but mostly the same line drawings worked well as they moved between shapes. The narration was a very strong part of the short too, and along with the music it was a reason why I found myself drawn in. I gave it a few viewings to try to get a better read on it, but while there are aspects I liked, I was left on the outside of this one, which is a place I imagine many viewers will be.