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La femme et le TGV

Switzerland, August 2016
FILM, Fiction, 30 min.

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directed by
Timo von Gunten
Written by
Timo von Gunten
Status
In distribution
Website
www.tgv-movie.com

Elise Lafontaine has a secret routine - every morning and evening for many years, she has been waving at the express train that passes her house. One day, she finds a letter from the train conductor in her garden and her lonely life is turned upside down. She engages in a promising correspondence through poetic and thoughtful letters where the two anonymous writers share their worlds with each other. But Elise’s fairytale is cut short when the train line permanently detours for a shorter route to Paris. Not willing to do without her daily delight, Elise prompts a daring escape from her comfort zone and sets out to find the train conductor. The film is inspired by true events.

Da tanti anni Elise Lafontaine ha una routine segreta - ogni mattina ed ogni sera saluta con un cenno della mano, il treno a grande velocità che passa davanti casa sua. La sua vita solitaria però, viene travolta nel giorno in cui trova, nel suo giardino, una lettera da parte del conduttore del treno. Da quell’istante inizia una corrispondenza letteraria peotica, in cui i due anonimi condividono l’uno con l’altro i loro propri momenti. Ma un giorno il sogno di Elise viene frantumato, la linea del treno cambia definitivamente la rotta e prende una direzione più corta verso Parigi. Non volendo accettare questo cambiamento, Elise decide di uscire dalla sua zona di comfort, imbarcandosi in un’avventura. Si mette alla ricerca del conduttore del treno. Il film ispirato da eventi veri.

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World Premiere
August 2016
Original Version
French (english/german subtitles),  colour, DCP, 30 min.
ISAN
0000-0004-45A3-0000-B-0000-0000-4
Production
Arbel GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
Producer
Bela Böke, Giacun Caduff, Jean de Meuron, Giles Foreman
directed by
Timo von Gunten
Written by
Timo von Gunten
Cinemato­graphy
Nausheen Dadabhoy
Editing
Marcel Jetzer
Sound Editing
Jacques Kieffer
Sound Design
Jacques Kieffer
Re-Recording Mix
Jacques Kieffer
Music
Diego Baldenweg, Nora Baldenweg, Lionel Baldenweg
Location Sound Mix
Jacques Kieffer
Production Design
Salome Jermann
Lighting Design
André Pinkus
Costumes
Catherine Schneider

Cast

Jane Birkin
Gilles Tschudi
Lucien Guignard
Mathieu Bisson

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales
SND Films

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
Innovative EYE Distribution

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