Messies, ein schönes Chaos
A Glorious Mess
Switzerland, August 2011
FILM,
Documentary,
117 min.
- directed by
- Ulrich Grossenbacher
- Written by
- Ulrich Grossenbacher, Thomas Moll, Damaris Lüthi, Nadia Fares
- Status
- In distribution
Messies – a balancing act between ingenuity and overload. Are you master of chaos or is chaos master of you? The film offers a multifaceted insight into the everyday lives of four messies. We embark on a trip through their jam-packed treasure chambers, discover their ingenious inventions, their dangerous tinkering and have a look around in their vast archives. We witness the conflicts they have with their relatives, neighbours and institutions that result from their being different. An intimate view of an irritating yet fascinating phenomenon.
Messies - Una situazione critica tra genialità e stress. Sono loro a controllare il caos o è il caos a controllare loro? Seguendo un’ottica stratificata, il film illustra una giornata di quattro Messie. Ci muoviamo come speleologi nelle caverne dei loro tesori stracolmi, scopriamo geniali invenzioni, i loro bricolage pericolosi e frughiamo negli immensi archivi da loro custoditi. Assistiamo dal vivo ai loro conflitti, costretti ad affrontare e risolvere con i parenti, i vicini e le istituzioni, perché diversi. Uno sguardo intimo dentro fenomeni irritanti e affascinanti.
credits
- World Premiere
- August 2011
- Original Version
- Swiss-German (english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 117 min.
- Production
- Fair&Ugly Filmproduktion GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
- Producer
- Ulrich Grossenbacher, Barbara Burger
- directed by
- Ulrich Grossenbacher
- Written by
- Ulrich Grossenbacher, Thomas Moll, Damaris Lüthi, Nadia Fares (Dramaturgy)
- Cinematography
- Ulrich Grossenbacher
- Editing
- Maya Schmid
- Sound Editing
- Peter von Siebenthal
- Music
- Resli Burri
- Location Sound Mix
- Niklaus Wenger, Balthasar Jucker, Wendelin Schmidt-Ott, Peter von Siebenthal, Olivier JeanRichard
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Fair&Ugly Filmproduktion GmbH
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
- Fair&Ugly Filmverleih Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- Locarno, Locarno Festival, Prix SRG SSR Semaine de la Critique 2011 (Winner)
- Bern, Berner Filmförderung, Berner Filmpreis 2011 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
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Docs for Sale
16.11.2012 - 23.11.2012 -
Wiesbaden, 25. exground filmfest Wiesbaden
16.11.2012 - 25.11.2012 -
Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- & Videofest
13.11.2012 - 18.11.2012 -
Warsaw, 9th Planete + Doc Film Festival Warsaw
11.05.2012 - 20.05.2012 -
Munich, 27. DOK.fest Internationales Dokumentarfilmfestival München
02.05.2012 - 09.05.2012 -
Vilnius, 17th Vilnius International Film Festival
12.03.2012 - 26.03.2012 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
19.01.2012 - 26.01.2012 -
Zurich, 7. Zurich Film Festival
22.09.2011 - 02.10.2011 -
Locarno, 64° Festival del film Locarno
03.08.2011 - 13.08.2011