21,3 °C (2014): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2014, 21,3 °C is a notable film directed by Helena Wittmann, running about 16 minutes. “A window. An opposite window facade. A room. Flowers. Luise and a phone call. An action scene. A construction site. A musician. The room temperature is 21.3 °C.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. The image of a room, its appearance changing with the shades of light. A window front, seen through the window. Changing flower arrangements on a side table. Sounds, entering the room from outside the frame. A construction site hints at changes in the exterior. Rehearsals. Are the sound waves of the piano reaching us from downstairs or from next door? In 21.3 °C Helena Wittmann reduces the filmic elements to the essentials: light, shadow, sound, direction. Out of this minimum, stories emerge that linger, atmospheres that resonate. Little by little the viewer is thrown back upon herself/himself. Through the facing window front someone seems to look back at us. Only the temperature remains the same.

Who’s in it. 21,3 °C stars Luise Donschen.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, 21,3 °C has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In USA you can stream it on DocAlliance Films and rent or buy it from DocAlliance Films. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch 21,3 °C page.