#gormenghast

We are given a glimpse of the outside world and the very small way in which in intersects the world of the keep through a ritualistic art competition. We are not given the reason for the competition, or why the odd reward is so sought after, just that it goes at least as far back as living memory, which is about 80 years. From there we go to the gallery where the winning art is stored, then on to the gallery’s caretaker. Then his unusual visitor, there to relay news that the caretaker isn’t really interested in. Then we follow the caretaker to the kitchen…

It’s like a long single shot scene, where the camera moves smoothly from one point of focus to the next, never settling on anything long but there’s an obvious through line of something connecting it all.