Messies, ein schönes Chaos
Documentary, 117 min.
| Title E: | A Glorious Mess |
by Ulrich Grossenbacher
Switzerland, August 2011
Messies – a balancing act between ingenuity and overload. Are you master of chaos or is chaos master of you? The film offers a multifaceted insight into the everyday lives of four messies. We embark on a trip through their jam-packed treasure chambers, discover their ingenious inventions, their dangerous tinkering and have a look around in their vast archives. We witness the conflicts they have with their relatives, neighbours and institutions that result from their being different. An intimate view of an irritating yet fascinating phenomenon.
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Directed by:
Ulrich Grossenbacher
Written by:
Ulrich Grossenbacher, Thomas Moll, Damaris Lüthi
World Premiere: August 2011
Original Version:
Swiss-German (english/german subtitles), colour, DCP-Harddisk, 117 min.
Production:
Fair & Ugly Filmproduktion GmbH, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer:
Ulrich Grossenbacher
Executive Producer:
Ulrich Grossenbacher, Barbara Burger
Cinematography:
Ulrich Grossenbacher
Editing:
Maya Schmid
Location Sound Mix:
Niklaus Wenger, Balthasar Jucker, Wendelin Schmidt-Ott, Peter Von Siebenthal, Olivier JeanRichard
Sound Editing:
Peter Von Siebenthal
Music:
Resli Burri
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World Rights:
Fair & Ugly Filmproduktion GmbH
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Distribution Switzerland:
Fair & Ugly Filmverleih
Open / CloseAwards
- Bern, Berner Filmförderung, Berner Filmpreis 2011
- Locarno, Festival del film Locarno, Prix SRG SSR Semaine de la Critique 2011
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Wiesbaden,
25. exground filmfest Wiesbaden,
16.11.2012 – 25.11.2012
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Kassel,
29. Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- und Videofest,
13.11.2012 – 18.11.2012
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Warsaw,
9th Planete + Doc Film Festival Warsaw, Competition,
11.05.2012 – 20.05.2012
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München,
27. DOK.fest Internationales Dokumentarfilmfestival München,
02.05.2012 – 09.05.2012
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Vilnius,
17th Vilnius International Film Festival,
12.03.2012 – 26.03.2012
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Solothurn,
47. Solothurner Filmtage,
19.01.2012 – 26.01.2012
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Zürich,
7. Zurich Film Festival,
22.09.2011 – 02.10.2011
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Locarno,
64° Festival del film Locarno,
03.08.2011 – 13.08.2011
Open / CloseNews
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Film Festival Locarno 2011: Strong presence for Swiss films in competitions
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Golden Leopard and many more awards for Swiss films in Locarno
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Swiss presence at Zurich Film Festival
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Twelve Swiss documentary films in Biarritz
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Nominations for the Swiss Film Prize «Quartz 2012»
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“Vol spécial” and “Messies …” in competition in Munich
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“Messies …” and “Balkan Melodie” in competition in Warsaw
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Switzerland is country-in-focus at exground filmfest in Wiesbaden










