Amnesia

Switzerland / France, May 2015
FILM, Fiction, 95 min.

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directed by
Barbet Schroeder
Written by
Barbet Schroeder, Peter Steinbach, Emilie Bickerton, Susan Hoffman
Status
In distribution

Ibiza, the early nineties, Jo is a twenty-five-year-old music composer. He has come over from Berlin and wants to be part of the nascent electronic music revolution, ideally by getting a job first as a DJ in the new nightclub on the island, Amnesia. Martha has been living alone in her house facing the sea for forty years. One night Jo knocks on her door. Her solitude intrigues him. They become friends even as the mysteries around her accumulate: that cello in the corner she refuses to play, the German language she refuses to speak… As Jo draws her into his world of techno music, Martha puts everything she had previously lived by into question.

credits

World Premiere
May 2015
Original Version
English, German (french/english/german subtitles),  colour, DCP, 95 min.
ISAN
0000-0003-D514-0000-B-0000-0000-4
Production
Vega Film, Les Films du Losange, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, Teleclub AG
Producer
Ruth Waldburger, Margaret Ménégoz
directed by
Barbet Schroeder
Written by
Barbet Schroeder, Peter Steinbach, Emilie Bickerton, Susan Hoffman
Cinemato­graphy
Luciano Tovoli
Editing
Nelly Quettier
Sound Editing
Gabriel Hafner, François Musy
Re-Recording Mix
François Musy, Gabriel Hafner
Location Sound Mix
Jean-Paul Mugel
Production Design
Franckie Diago
Special Effects
Patrick Lindenmaier
Lighting Design
Jean-Claude Le Bras
Costumes
Franckie Diago
Casting
Corinna Glaus

Cast

Marthe Keller as Martha
Max Riemelt
Corinna Kirchhoff
Joel Basman as Rudolfo
Fermi Reixach
Marie Leuenberger as Clarissa
Bruno Ganz as Bruno

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales
Les Films du Losange

Worldwide Distribution

Brazil
Imovision Distribution
Release date: 26.10.2016
France
Les Films du Losange Distribution
Release date: 19.08.2015
Hungary
Vertigo Média Ltd Distribution
Switzerland
Vega Distribution AG Distribution
Release date: 19.08.2015

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