Gerhard Meier – Das Wolkenschattenboot
Switzerland, January 2007
FILM,
Documentary,
79 min.
- directed by
- Friedrich Kappeler
- Written by
- Friedrich Kappeler
- Status
- In distribution
Director Kappeler returns to the subject of his past film “Die Ballade des Schreiben” (1995), about poet Gerhard Meier. Now that documentary is viewed as an essential introduction into the poet’s work, a man who became a writer after 33 years working in a factory. Two years after the film Gehard Meier’s wife Dorli died, and in 2005 the now 88-year-old Meier published “Ob die Granatbäume blühen”, possibly his most moving work so far. Kappeler’s new documentary expands the themes in his previous one with “Das Wolkenschattenboot”.
credits
- World Premiere
- January 2007
- Original Version
- Swiss-German, German, colour and b/w, 35mm, 79 min.
- Production
- Catpics Coproductions AG, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
- Producer
- Alfi Sinniger
- directed by
- Friedrich Kappeler
- Written by
- Friedrich Kappeler
- Cinematography
- Pio Corradi
- Editing
- Mirjam Krakenberger
- Location Sound Mix
- Martin Witz
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Catpics
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
- Look Now! Distribution
Festivals
(a selection)
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Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
22.01.2007 - 28.01.2007