Few famous names in the international competition for the Golden Leopard at this 79th edition of the Locarno Film Festival, which allows for prominence to be given to less recognized filmmakers. Touch is key in Objet A, the second feature film by Ann Oren, a director who also made a name for herself in Locarno in 2022 with Piaffe, a film focused on the cinematic sound device and its ability to reveal unexpected erotic dimensions. In Objet A, the two protagonists, surgeons specializing in hands, maintain a relationship tied to domination-submission dynamics and are obsessed with objects: she is a kleptomaniac, and he allows himself to be objectified sexually.