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Time and Tide
Les effluves du temps

Switzerland, January 1999
FILM, Documentary, 20 min.

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directed by
Dieter Gränicher
Written by
Dieter Gränicher
Status
In distribution

My mother died when I was a child. Many years later I was suddenly overwhelmed by a deep feeling of grief. I began to film a sort of memorial testimony, each image one more stage of an extended farewell. In the style of an "open letter" the film refers to places associated with particular memories. A film essay with a contemporary perspective on a personal world that no longer exists.

Mia madre morì quando ero bambino. Molti anni più tardi un'improvvisa grande tristezza si impossessò di me. Ho cominciato allora a girare una sorta di diario della memoria, appunti/immagini che, passo dopo passo, costituiscono un lungo addio. A mò di lettera aperta, il film racconta i luoghi legati ai ricordi personali. Un saggio cinematografico sul tempo passato in una prospettiva attuale.

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World Premiere
January 1999
Original Version
German,  colour, Beta SP, 20 min.
Production
momenta film GmbH
Producer
directed by
Dieter Gränicher
Written by
Dieter Gränicher
Cinemato­graphy
Dieter Gränicher
Editing
Dieter Gränicher

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