La merveilleuse douleur du genêt

The Wonderful Pain of the Wild Broom
Il meraviglioso dolore della ginestra

Switzerland, April 2023
FILM, Documentary, 22 min.

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directed by
Olivia Calcaterra
Written by
Olivia Calcaterra
Status
In distribution

The director travels to Almeria in Spain to rescue abandoned greyhounds. Using the method of introspection, she explores abandonment as such and makes a connection between human and canine feelings. Reportage and experimental film merge, dog and human become one in the face of abandonment.

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World Premiere
April 2023
Original Version
Italian, Spanish (french/english subtitles),  colour, DCP, 22 min.
ISAN
0000-0006-3A14-0000-8-0000-0000-D
Production
Picfilm, École cantonale d'art de Lausanne Département Cinéma, RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera
Producer
Nicola Genni
directed by
Olivia Calcaterra
Written by
Olivia Calcaterra
Cinemato­graphy
Loris Theurillat
Editing
Atef Maslah
Location Sound Mix
Vittorio Castellano
Sound Editing
Maria Luiza Brandão Vaz, Pol Barrelet
Re-Recording Mix
Najib El Yafi
Music
Alessandro Passerini

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