Potlatch
Switzerland, October 2001
FILM,
Fiction,
100 min.
- directed by
- Pierre Maillard
- Written by
- Pierre Maillard, Jean-Marc Fröhle
- Status
- In distribution
A sister and two brothers get into an argument concerning the fate of their deceased parents' home. What shall they do with it? Destroy it, or restore it? Sell it? Give it away or live in it? Let it rot, preserve it or set fire to it? What use is memory? Is it necessary to forget so as to be able to move on? Or should remembering be part of living? And what about the three wonderful magic masks bequeathed by the dead parents? Should they be worn, or set aside in a display? The potlatch is a ceremony during which people destroy their most precious belongings so that life can be reborn and continue. The potlatch is the gratuitous spending which provides the necessary basis. Potlatch the film is a multi-coloured portrait of young people at the turn of the century, caught between acceptance and rejection, interpreted by a company of 12 talented young actors.
credits
- World Premiere
- October 2001
- Original Version
- French, colour, 35mm, 100 min.
- Production
- Zoofilms Sàrl, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, Ecole Supérieure d'Art Dramatique de Genève
- Producer
- directed by
- Pierre Maillard
- Written by
- Pierre Maillard, Jean-Marc Fröhle
- Re-Recording Mix
- Florian Eidenbenz
- Music
- Arthur Besson, Florian Eidenbenz
- Location Sound Mix
- Laurent Barbey
- Production Design
- Stéphane Levy
- Lighting Design
- Eric André
Cast
Julien George
Anne-Shlomit Deonna
Olivier Lafrance
Felipe Castro
Miami Themo
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Zoofilms Sàrl
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
- Agora Films Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- Genève, Geneva International Film Festival GIFF, Prix TV5 du meilleur film francophone 2001 (Winner)
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Solothurn, Bundesamt für Kultur,
Swiss Film Award, Best Actor
2002
(Nomination)
Julien George
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
15.01.2002 - 20.01.2002