Berlinale 2010
LA BELLE VISITE / JOURNEY'S END
Forum (International Premiere)
- Press screening 15.2. / 13:30 / CinemaxX 5 /Berlinale accredited press only
- Official screening 17.2. / 16:00 / Delphi
- Other Screenings 18.2. / 15:00 / Arsenal, 19.2. / 15:00 / Cubix 7, 21.2. / 16:30 / CinemaxX 4
by Jean-Francois Caissy - Canada 2009, 90 min. (ACHTUNG- die franzoesische c muss bei FranCois aingefuehllt
Director Jean-Franois Caissy is available for interviews on February 16 and 17
In the far reaches of the Quebec countryside, between a road and a headland that plunges into the sea, an abandoned motel has been converted into a retirement home. In this former travellers' retreat, time seems to have ground to a halt.
LA BELLE VISITE is an elegiac exploration of old age, set in a place at once physical and allegorical.
Set against the backdrop of the rolling sea and changing seasons, the film takes us inside this microcosm, slowly revealing the workings of a self-contained world. By sharing in the lives of two dozen seniors over the course of five seasons, the viewer is drawn into the pace of old age; rather than providing answers, the film elicits reflection. The scenes unfold as a series of standalone but interlocking tableaux devoid of interviews, narration or music. This rigorous attempt to convey reality steadily builds the film's tone, a mood between despair and celebration. .
PRODUCTION: Les Films De L'Autre
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