Matthias was born in Prague to a wealthy family, his father came from an old family that had failed, but had inherited a marvelous art of puppetry that broug... [Read more]
English: Jacob Eiseman | Rachel Lepore
Matthias was born in Prague to a wealthy family, his father came from an old family that had failed, but had inherited a marvelous art of puppetry that brought them a decent income, and his mother was the daughter of a spinning mill owner. The family of three lives a slightly dull but happy life. His father is transformed into a performing artist, and the sociable mother becomes a socialite. Matthias, an introvert by nature, is a bit of a misfit in the family.
"If only you could be like Louis." His parents always said that.
"Louis" is a puppet created based on Matthias, a sweet and lovable young boy, and modeled by his father after he arrived in Paris. “Louis”, who could perform without strings and speak without voice-overs, was a lively, cheerful and talkative puppeteer for his father's puppet shows.
Day after day, year after year, Matthias, who had become more and more withdrawn in the family social scene, was gradually replaced by "Louis".
Even his only chance to communicate with his father, learning puppetry, is only to perform with "Louie" when his father needs a break.
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But there's always a sense of gloom and meanness that lingers in " Louis " with Matthias.
This upsets his parents even more, who often reprimanded Matthias and ignored him more and more. Matthias looks more like a puppet in the family that has no flesh and blood and no one cared about him.
On his 23rd birthday, Matthias received no wishes or gifts. However, his father had a big show, so he went backstage when his father was solo and set fire to the puppet room where " Louis " was kept.
The fire was quickly controlled, but the smoke caused a panic that eventually led to a stage collapse and a mass stampede.
Matthias' parents died in the accident, and he also suffered severe injuries to the left side of his body.
But Matthias didn't care. At least Louis was dead.
Ninety-one days passed, however, and a crate arrived at Matthias‘s door, containing a new "Louis".
Hadn't the fire burned him? Mathias was confused, and this time he threw "Louis" into the fireplace and watched "Louis" turn to ashes.
Seventy-eight days later, he received another crate, and "Louis" came back to life.
No matter how Mathias disposes of " Louis ", he always "comes back to life", and at shorter and shorter time periods.
Mathias, who was about to be driven insane, received a crate again on his 24th birthday, and this time he noticed that there was a badge in the corner of the crate, and he tried to investigate it, and found out that it belonged to a notorious Manor, across the sea.
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