But Why?

Terence Davies’ trailer for this year’s Viennale is a vignette of minimalist spareness and a companion piece to his new feature Benediction, which explores the life of poet Siegfried Sassoon.
Not directly about Sassoon, BUT WHY? nevertheless echoes that film’s depiction of his later years and features two of its actors, Richard Goulding and Peter Capaldi. The set, also from BENEDICTION, represents an English suburban home of the mid-20th century. “I ascend the stairs … I descend the stairs … But why?” puzzles Davies in voiceover, musing on “fires in the parlour … sighs at midnight,” and on that...