Synopsis

This is a story of the heart.
Edmond’s is no longer strong. But it still beats with an independence which fights against the very idea of entering a retirement home, while at the same time refusing help from Rose, his home carer. Nonetheless she stands up to him. She knows the tumult that a heart undergoes when it is forced to accept the unacceptable. Hers hasn’t yet healed. One day however, a bad fall forces Edmond to accept Rose’s support…

 

Details

Start3/17/11 German-speaking Switzerland
1/19/11 French-speaking Switzerland
9/16/10 Italian-speaking Switzerland
LanguageCH/LU
Duration87 Minutes
Format35mm/DCP; Cinémascope, Dolby Digital
Distribution SwitzerlandVEGA DISTRIBUTION
ProductionRuth Waldburger présente une coproduction Suisse - LuxenbourgVega Film - Iris Productions

Credits

DirectorStéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond
ScriptStéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond
ProducerRuth Waldburger
CastMichel Bouquet, Florence Loiret Caille, Eric Caravaca, Joël Delsaut, Valérie Bodson, Fabienne Barraud, Frédéric Landenberg
PhotographyPierre Milon
EditingThierry Faber
SoundCarlo Thoss
MusicEmre Sevindik
Art directionDaniel Raduta
CostumesMagdalena Labuz
VersionsF/d-UT
Press contactJean-Yves Gloor

Festivals & Awards

FÜNF SEEN FILM PREIS, Gilching, Germany
am Fünf Seen Filmfestival 2011
FESTROIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, SETÚBAL PORTUGAL
BEST ACTRESS - SILVER DOLPHIN: Florence Loiret Caille & SIGNIS PRIZE
QUARTZ 2011
Schweizer Filmpreis - Prix du cinéma Suisse
BEST FICTION FILM
BEST SCREENPLAY
"Switzerland’s official entry
for the 83rd Academy Awards –
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM 2010"
Festival Int. du Premier Film d'ANNONAY, France
PRIX PUBLIC
FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE DEL FILM DI LOCARNO 2010
International Competition
DELÉMONT À HOLLYWOOD 2010 – Prix Public
TRANSILVANIA INT. FILMFESTIVAL, Buckarest, Romania 2011
NEWPORT INT. BEACH FILM FESTIVAL, USA 2011
LOS ANGELES FILMFESTIVAL, USA 2011
MINNEAPOLIS ST.-PAUL INT. FILM FESTIVAL, USA 2011
VANNES, 10ème Rencontre du Cinéma Européen de Vannes, France 2011
SAN JOSÉ 21st CINEQUEST San Jose Film Festival, Competition USA 2011
Solothurner Filmtage, Schweiz, 2011
PALM SPRINGS Int. Film Festival USA, 2011
EDINBURGH French Film Festival UK, Scotland 2011
Cinefranco Film Festival TORONTO, 2010
MONTREAL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL 2010
INT. FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL NAMUR, Belgien 2010
INTERNATIONALE HOFER FILMTAGE 2010
FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL UK 2010
LE FESTIVAL INT. DU FILM FRANçAIS D’HELVÉTIE, Bienne, Switzerland 2010