Der Schmetterlingsjäger

The Butterfly Hunter - 37 Index Cards On Nabokov

Germany / Switzerland, November 2013
FILM, Documentary, 135 min.

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directed by
Harald Bergmann
Written by
Harald Bergmann
Status
In distribution

Interviewer: “What amazes you most about life?” Nabokov: “ … the marvel of consciousness – that sudden window swinging open on a sunlit landscape amidst the night of non-being.” A documentary about Vladimir Nabokov and his conception of time and perception, developed with the support of his son Dmitri Nabokov.

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World Premiere
November 2013
Original Version
French, English, Russian, German (german subtitles),  colour and b/w, DCP, 135 min.
ISAN
0000-0002-34EB-0000-9-0000-0000-A
Production
Harald Bergmann Filmproduktion, maximage, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, 3sat
Producer
Harald Bergmann, Brigitte Hofer, Cornelia Seitler
directed by
Harald Bergmann
Written by
Harald Bergmann
Cinemato­graphy
Elfi Mikesch
Editing
Harald Bergmann
Sound Editing
Kai Tebbel, Matthias Lempert
Sound Design
Matthias Lempert
Re-Recording Mix
Matthias Lempert
Music
Karim Sebastian Elias
Location Sound Mix
Thomas Keller, Christian Bornkessel, Lilly Grote
Production Design
Manfred Blösser
Lighting Design
Ralf Schlotter, Gaëtan Varone, Urs Schmid
Costumes
Gudrun Zöllner
Casting
Sonia Rossier, Lila Ribi

Cast

Heinz Wismann
Dmitri Nabokov
Herbert Schuldt
Klaus Wyborny
Ronald Steckel
Wolfgang Michael
Corinna Kirchhoff
Robin Torrent
Natasha Jenny
Emilie Stucky

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights
Harald Bergmann Filmproduktion

Worldwide Distribution

Germany
NFP Marketing & Distribution Distribution
Release date: 17.07.2014
Switzerland
maximage Distribution
Release date: tba

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