Kaosmos (1998)

The film version of Odin Teatret's performance "Kaosmos", premiered in 1993. A village in the heart of Europe; doors like walls and walls like doors. Every spring the villagers perform "The Ritual of the Door". The theme of the performance is a common one in mythology and folklore: a man, or a woman, asks to be admitted to the Realm of Happiness, or Salvation. In "The Ritual of the Door" a doorkeeper asks the protagonist to wait. The waiting lasts a lifetime, representing both the richness and waste of existence.