Appassionata

Switzerland, September 2012
FILM, Documentary, 83 min.

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directed by: Christian Labhart
Written by: Christian Labhart
Status: In distribution
Website: www.appassionata-film.ch

Pianist Alena Cherny has been living in Switzerland for 15 years. She has a dream: she wants to donate a grand piano to the music school of her Ukrainian hometown. The grand piano’s journey becomes a moving search for clues in the places of her childhood and youth. Alena Cherny lets us take part in the many farewells, new beginnings, catastrophes and contrasts that she experienced. A film about the migration of a strong woman; full of sorrow, anger, enthusiasm and love.

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World Premiere: September 2012
Original Version: English, Swiss-German, Russian, German, Ukrainian (german subtitles), colour, DCP, 83 min.
ISAN: 0000-0002-F668-0000-R-0000-0000-U
Production: Riniker Communications GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer: Paul Riniker
directed by: Christian Labhart
Written by: Christian Labhart
Cinematography: Gabriel Sandru
Editing: Caterina Mona
Sound Editing: Dieter Lengacher
Re-Recording Mix: Dieter Lengacher
Location Sound Mix: Reto Stamm