You sit in a velvet armchair positioned in front of a two-way mirror looking out onto the garden. You do nothing. You merely watch. You watch the light move across the floor. You watch a fig fall from a tree. You watch the clouds, which in Piedmont move with the same rhythm as the closing credits of a 1970s giallo film.
The short film is notoriously difficult to find on mainstream streaming platforms. As of April 2026, its availability is limited: TINTO BRASS COLLECTION - FILMEXPORT TINTO BRASS COLLECTION - FILMEXPORT. filmexport Hotel Courbet (Short 2009) - IMDb September 10, 2009 (Italy) Italy. Language. Italian. Hotel Courbet (2009) - Tinto Brass - Letterboxd Hotel Courbet Tinto Brass Watch 60