Ferdinand Hodler – Das Herz ist mein Auge
Le cœur est mon œil
Switzerland, May 2004
FILM,
Documentary,
74 min.
- directed by
- Heinz Bütler
- Written by
- Heinz Bütler
- Status
- In distribution
Bütler’s film is the first documentary to tell the story of the great artist Ferdinand Hodler, a huge national figure in Swiss art history. Born in 19th Century Bern, Hodler was an orphan whose painting of Wilhelm Tell has become an iconic piece of Swiss art. Prominent contributors such as writer Peter Bichsel and artist Rudolf Schindler comment on what makes Hodler’s pictures so iconic. Enlightening, moving and far removed from any clichés, the film explains the great themes of Hodler’s work – man, nature, love and death – and takes a fascinating journey into an artistic and very contemporary world.
credits
- World Premiere
- May 2004
- Original Version
- German, colour, Digi Beta, 74 min.
- Production
- NZZ Film, SRG SSR, Xanadu Film AG
- Producer
- Wolfgang Frei
- directed by
- Heinz Bütler
- Written by
- Heinz Bütler
- Cinematography
- Matthias Kälin, Peter Hammann
- Editing
- Anja Bombelli
- Sound Design
- Jürg von Allmen
- Re-Recording Mix
- Jürg von Allmen
- Music
- Johannes Brahms, Albert Schönberg
- Location Sound Mix
- Martin Witz
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Accent Films International Ltd.
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
-
NZZ Film
Distribution
Release date: tba
Festivals
(a selection)
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Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
24.01.2005 - 30.01.2005