jour de nuit
He sets his easel up towards the end of the valley near the waterfall, to linger, observe and paint. Just to be there, in the power of natural light. His house, the centre of his existence and his hearth in the winter months, stands at the edge of the forest. Paris, “Ville lumière”. A man. A woman. Both actors. Both blind. Blind in a blinding-dazzling world. Hearing in darkness. Seeing in darkness. Keeping alert. A play of shadowy figures emerges from the darkness towards the light, into the light: a playing child that knows only the present and in it recognises the wonderful “now” in which all things exist. A film about light, seeing and perception.
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Dieter FahrerDirector
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Bernhard NickDirector
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Dieter FahrerWriter
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Dieter FahrerProducer
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Project Type:Documentary, Experimental
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Runtime:1 hour 21 minutes
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Completion Date:April 1, 2000
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Production Budget:800,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Switzerland
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Country of Filming:France, Italy, Switzerland
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Language:French, Swiss German
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Shooting Format:Super-16mm
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Aspect Ratio:1:1,66
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Vision du Réel, NyonNyon
Switzerland
April 1, 2000
World Premiere
Prix du Documentaire (Jury de la Presse Internationale) -
Toronto International Film Festival, ‚Real to Reel‘Toronto
Canada
April 1, 2000
North American Premiere -
Festival Internacional de Cinema da Figueira da FozFigueira da Foz
Spain
April 1, 2000
Grand Prix ‚images et Documents‘ (Jury Officiel), Prix Découverte (Jury Officiel), -
Rencontres Internationales du Docu de MontréalMontréal
Canada
April 1, 2000 -
Filmpreisfestival des Kantons BernBern
Switzerland
October 1, 2000
Pilmprize Catnon Berne -
Federal Office of CultureBern
Switzerland
October 1, 2000
Special Prize for Camera
1958 born in Berne/CH. 1979-1981: Studies in photography , Munich/D.
Since 1983: Collaboration on numerous fiction and documentary projects by F. Tissi, C.Klopfenstein, D. Schmid, N. Humbert & W. Penzel, P. Gröning a.o.
1977 Founding of Balzli & Fahrer, Filmproduction: Documentaries for cinema, festivals and TV.