Der Duft des Geldes
The Scent of Money
Le parfum de l'argent
Switzerland / Germany, November 1998
FILM,
Documentary,
79 min.
- directed by
- Dieter Gränicher
- Written by
- Dieter Gränicher
- Status
- In distribution
In Protestant Zurich, people with money tend to adopt a low profile. Wealth inspires both fascination and envy. The four people who are the subject of this film are all in search of happiness. A man of private means who unexpectedly comes into a large fortune, prefers to remain anonymous and enjoy the luxury of a life of leisure. An heiress from one of Zurich’s oldest families decides for religious reasons to renounce her earthly wealth and estate. A self-made entrepreneur whose international print media empire continues to grow and grow, likes to be seen as a big spender. And finally a man who lives on welfare while fighting in the courts to have his assets restored by a certain bank, looks back regretfully at the days when he was a man of wealth. Accompanied by the four movements of Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony, Der Duft des Geldes (the smell of money) wafts us from the flickering screens of currency managers and stock exchanges to the celebrated Bahnhofstrasse and beyond to the lake with its necklace of villas and yachts.
credits
- World Premiere
- November 1998
- Original Version
- Swiss-German (german subtitles), colour, 35mm, 79 min.
- Production
- momenta film GmbH, SRG SSR, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, WDR - Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln, Teleclub AG
- Producer
- directed by
- Dieter Gränicher
- Written by
- Dieter Gränicher
- Cinematography
- Peter Indergand, Edwin Horak
- Editing
- Dieter Gränicher
- Sound Editing
- Florian Eidenbenz
- Re-Recording Mix
- Florian Eidenbenz
- Location Sound Mix
- Ingrid Städeli
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- momenta film GmbH
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
- Filmcoopi Zürich AG Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- Solothurn, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award, Best Documentary Film 2000 (Nomination)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Leipzig, 53. Int. Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilme
18.10.2010 - 24.10.2010 -
Nyon, 30e Festival Int. du Cinéma Documentaire
19.04.1999 - 25.04.1999 -
Saarbrücken, 20. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
19.01.1999 - 24.01.1999 -
Duisburg, Duisburger Filmwoche / vhs
09.11.1998 - 15.11.1998