Pause
Switzerland, August 2014
FILM,
Fiction,
82 min.
- directed by
- Mathieu Urfer
- Written by
- Mathieu Urfer
- Status
- In distribution
Sami, a laid-back songwriter, is shocked when Julia, a brilliant lawyer with whom he’s been living for the last four years, decides to put their relationship on hold. Coached by his old friend Fernand, an alcoholic country musician living in a nursing home for the elderly, he tries to achieve the impossible to prove to her she’s the only woman for him.
credits
- World Premiere
- August 2014
- Original Version
- French (english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 82 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0003-B8C7-0000-A-0000-0000-7
- Production
- Box Productions sàrl, RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera
- Producer
- Elodie Brunner, Thierry Spicher, Elena Tatti
- directed by
- Mathieu Urfer
- Written by
- Mathieu Urfer
- Cinematography
- Timo Salminen
- Editing
- Yannick Leroy
- Sound Editing
- Gabriel Hafner, François Musy
- Re-Recording Mix
- Gabriel Hafner, François Musy
- Music
- Mathieu Urfer, John Woolloff, Marcin de Morsier, Ariel Garcia
- Location Sound Mix
- Masaki Hatsui
- Production Design
- Régis Marduel
- Lighting Design
- Eric Walther
- Costumes
- Anna Van Brée
Cast
Baptiste Gilliéron as Sami
Julia Faure as Julia
André Wilms as Fernand
Nils Althaus as Lionel
Roland Vouilloz as Marc Rivette
Nicole Letuppe as Sarah
Margherita Coldesina
Hélène Barbry
Baptiste Coustenoble
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Picture Tree International GmbH
Worldwide Distribution
- Germany
-
Substance Film
Distribution
Release date: 09.06.2016 - Switzerland
-
Filmcoopi Zürich AG
Distribution
Release date: 01.10.2014
Awards
(a selection)
- Festival International du Film d'Arras, Mention spéciale 2014 (Winner)
-
Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur,
Swiss Film Award, Best Performance in a Supporting Role
2015
(Nomination)
Nils Althaus - Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award, Best Fiction Film 2015 (Nomination)
-
Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur,
Swiss Film Award, Best Film Score
2015
(Winner)
Mathieu Urfer -
Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur,
Swiss Film Award, Best Film Score
2015
(Winner)
Marcin de Morsier -
Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur,
Swiss Film Award, Best Film Score
2015
(Winner)
Ariel Garcia -
Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur,
Swiss Film Award, Best Film Score
2015
(Winner)
John Woolloff -
Genève, Bundesamt für Kultur,
Swiss Film Award, Best Actor
2015
(Nomination)
Baptiste Gilliéron -
Abidjan, Trophées Francophones du Cinéma,
Trophée Francophone du second rôle masculin
2015
(Nomination)
André Wilms
Festivals
(a selection)
-
42. Internationales Filmwochenende Würzburg
28.01.2016 - 31.01.2016 -
Tbilisi, 16th Tbilisi International Film Festival
30.11.2015 - 06.12.2015 -
Ascunción, 24 Festival Internacional de Cine Asunción
08.09.2015 - 01.10.2015 -
Delémont-Hollywood
27.08.2015 - 12.09.2015 -
11th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival Seoul
13.08.2015 - 18.08.2015 -
Munich, 33. Filmfest München
26.06.2015 - 04.07.2015 -
Guadalajara, 30° Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara
06.03.2015 - 15.03.2015 -
Solothurn, 50. Solothurner Filmtage
22.01.2015 - 29.01.2015 -
15e Festival International du Film d'Arras
07.11.2014 - 16.11.2014 -
Namur, 29e Festival international du film francophone Namur
03.10.2014 - 10.10.2014
-
Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec
18.09.2014 - 28.09.2014 -
Locarno, 67° Festival del film Locarno
06.08.2014 - 16.08.2014