Archive of films August & Marie / August & Marie
Belgium
2002, 20 min
Section:
Documentary Films - Competition
Year: 2003
Long ago, 86-year-old Auguste got together with 88-year-old Marie; today she suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. This black-and-white film presents a subtle and sensitive portrayal of a silent love between two aging people as manifested in tender gestures bound to a life.
Synopsis
Long ago, 86-year-old Auguste got together with 88-year-old Marie; today she suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. This black-and-white film presents a subtle and sensitive portrayal of a silent love between two aging people as manifested in tender gesturesbouns to a life experienced in the motionless, timeless Belgian countryside.
About the director
Gabriel Vanderpas (b. 1981) studied at the Institut National de Radioélectricité et Cinématographie in Brussels (2000-03). He has tried his hand at several film professions, among them stills photographer (Through the Walls of the Heart -see Karlovy Vary IFF 2002), assistant director and cameraman. Selected filmography: Le trou (2001), August & Marie (2002), St-Nicolas ne viendra pas (2003), Turron de Chapapote (2003). The film was shot and the script was written in cooperation with six students of the Brussel= s Film School INRACI.
Contacts
La Big Family
42 Rue Dethy, 1060, Brussels
Belgium
Tel: +32 2 538 3158
E-mail: [email protected]
INRACI
Chateau du Parc Duden, Avenue Victor Rousseau 75, 1190, Brussels
Belgium
Tel: +32 2 340 1100
Fax: +33 2 340 1116
E-mail: [email protected]
About the film
Black & white, 35 mm
International premiere
Section: | Documentary Films - Competition |
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Director: | Gabriel Vanderpas |
Screenplay: | Gabriel Vanderpas |
Dir. of Photography: | Frédéric Noirhomme, Colette Lacaze |
Music: | Hervé Guerrisi |
Editor: | Sébastien Andres |
Producer: | Godefroid Courtemans |
Production: | INRACI |
Contact: | La Big Family, INRACI |