Villa Mink

Overview

Rudy Ford drives across the vast exteriors of the Kansas landscape, settling into the self-imposed isolation of a rented room at a dismal roadside motel, where he whiles away time in anticipation of a lover's rendezvous. Via a succession of brief encounters in the stark interiors of his rented room and local dive, Rudy, a loose collection of signifiers in search of a sign, is forced to confront his own physical and emotional detachment from the world. From this minimal framework, "Villa Mink" is at once a study of time and space, penetrating examination of distorted male identity, and visual exploration of the enduring legacies of the mythical Western frontier.