Coda

A conclusion and recapitulation of the Eryngium cycle Coda deals directly with the theme of selfportraiture The first shot alludes to the end of Erichvon Stroheims Foolish Wives where the corpse of the herodirector is dispatched in a manhole Other dramatic selfportraits follow Caravaggios Goliath Dantes Sestina read by the filmmaker and Dürers Selfportrait with Eryngium The abandoned villa of Migrazione is revisited But the finale is hopeful