Appassionata
Switzerland, September 2012
FILM,
Documentary,
83 min.
- directed by
- Christian Labhart
- Written by
- Christian Labhart
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.appassionata-film.ch
Pianist Alena Cherny has been living in Switzerland for 15 years. She has a dream: she wants to donate a grand piano to the music school of her Ukrainian hometown. The grand piano’s journey becomes a moving search for clues in the places of her childhood and youth. Alena Cherny lets us take part in the many farewells, new beginnings, catastrophes and contrasts that she experienced. A film about the migration of a strong woman; full of sorrow, anger, enthusiasm and love.
credits
- World Premiere
- September 2012
- Original Version
- English, Swiss-German, Russian, German, Ukrainian (german subtitles), colour, DCP, 83 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0002-F668-0000-R-0000-0000-U
- Production
- Riniker Communications GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
- Producer
- Paul Riniker
- directed by
- Christian Labhart
- Written by
- Christian Labhart
- Cinematography
- Gabriel Sandru
- Editing
- Caterina Mona
- Sound Editing
- Dieter Lengacher
- Re-Recording Mix
- Dieter Lengacher
- Location Sound Mix
- Reto Stamm
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Riniker Communications GmbH
Worldwide Distribution
- Germany
-
One Filmverleih
Distribution
Release date: 04.07.2013 - Switzerland
-
Look Now!
Distribution
Release date: 07.03.2013
Awards
(a selection)
- Escales Documentaires Festival Int. du Documentaire de Création, Prix du Public 2013 (Winner)
- Zurich, Zurich Film Festival, Audience Award 2012 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
13es Escales Documentaires de La Rochelle
06.11.2013 - 11.11.2013 -
9th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival Seoul
14.08.2013 - 19.08.2013 -
Fünf-Seen-Land, 7. Fünf Seen Filmfestival
24.07.2013 - 04.08.2013 -
Marseille, 24e FID Festival international du documentaire Marseille
02.07.2013 - 08.07.2013 -
Cleveland, Cleveland International Film Festival
03.04.2013 - 14.04.2013 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
24.01.2013 - 31.01.2013 -
Docs for Sale
16.11.2012 - 23.11.2012 -
Kiev, 42nd Kyiv International Film Festival Molodist
20.10.2012 - 28.10.2012 -
Zurich, 8. Zurich Film Festival
20.09.2012 - 30.09.2012