Les fleurs vues de dessus
Switzerland, April 2007
FILM,
Documentary,
68 min.
- directed by
- Francine Del Coso, Catherine Meyer
- Written by
- Francine Del Coso, Catherine Meyer
- Status
- In distribution
The mere idea of having to face a move into a “home for the aged” gives rise to fear: fear of growing old, fear of dementia, fear of death. What is it really like for the elderly? And how will we experience it? The day of arrival is a special moment as the transition is made from the outside to the inside: what is the impact? We stepped inside. Far beyond our questions and our own fears, the residents of the home revealed an immense amount of vitality. Very much alive, even to the point of embracing death; agile in spite of being immobile; and unimpaired though disabled. Although it is possible that a resident at the Salem retirement home no longer knows where he or she lives, the recollection of skiing, of speeding downhill, in the snow remains vivid.
credits
- World Premiere
- April 2007
- Original Version
- French, colour, DVD, 68 min.
- Production
- EKIS, Home Salem, Fondation Eben-Hézer
- Producer
- directed by
- Francine Del Coso, Catherine Meyer
- Written by
- Francine Del Coso, Catherine Meyer
- Cinematography
- Vincent Mercier, Sébastien Moret
- Editing
- Stéphanie Perrin
- Music
- Olivier Gabus
- Location Sound Mix
- Stéphane Mercier
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Home Salem
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
- EKIS Distribution
Festivals
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Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
21.01.2008 - 27.01.2008