Thelma
Switzerland / France / Greece, November 2001
FILM,
Fiction,
92 min.
- directed by
- Pierre-Alain Meier
- Written by
- Lou Inglebert, Pierre-Alain Meier, Jacques Akchoti
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- princefilm.ch/fr/video/thelma/
Vincent Fleury, a taxi driver who has been rejected by his wife, embarks on an adventure from which he hopes to benefit: in exchange for a sum of money which will enable him to pay child support for his son, he agrees to set out for Crete with an unknown person, Thelma, to help her find the ex-lover who had spurned her. During their trip across Switzerland, Italy and Greece, they flirt – but at the last minute Thelma always holds back. Vincent is at a loss to understand until he discovers that she is a transvestite who, in order to keep him with her has been lying from the very beginning. Torn between love and repulsion, Vincent has to make a choice.
credits
- World Premiere
- November 2001
- Original Version
- French (german subtitles), colour, 35mm, 92 min.
- Production
- Thelma Film AG, Ciné Manufacture SA, Ideefixe Ltd., RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, Teleclub AG
- Producer
- Robert Boner
- directed by
- Pierre-Alain Meier
- Written by
- Lou Inglebert, Pierre-Alain Meier, Jacques Akchoti
- Cinematography
- Thomas Hardmeier
- Editing
- Loredana Cristelli
- Sound Design
- Jürg von Allmen
- Re-Recording Mix
- Jürg von Allmen
- Location Sound Mix
- Eric Vaucher
- Production Design
- Monika Bregger
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Insomnia World Sales
Worldwide Distribution
- Germany
- MOP Distribution
- Switzerland
- Frenetic Films Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- Zürich, Filmpreis Stadt Zürich, Zürcher Filmpreis 2001 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Festival Everybody’s Perfect
21.09.2012 - 30.09.2012 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
20.01.2003 - 26.01.2003 -
EFM European Film Market
06.02.2002 - 17.02.2002 -
Saarbrücken, 23. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
22.01.2002 - 27.01.2002 -
Mannheim-Heidelberg, 50. Int. Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg
08.11.2001 - 17.11.2001