Or anything at all except the dark pavement

Or anything at all except the dark pavement is a tracking shot by night shot in 16mm at a Franco-Belgian border. A plan sequence in two parts. First a guarded advance into the city. An opening in the night, with neon lights as guides. The city, already vague, fades away. Obscurity follows but the lights prevent it from taking over. They redraw the contours, announcing other “skylines”. Little by little the actions take over...