Archive of films One Long Winter Without Fire / Tout en hiver sans feu

Switzerland / Belgium
2004, 91 min

Section: Another View
Year: 2005

A sensitive look at the tragedy suffered by a married couple after the death of their child. Family life on the farm falls apart as a result, as does the parents’ relationship. Laure breaks down and is hospitalized. Jean goes to work in the city. A young Kosovar woman brings hope back into his life.

Synopsis

Jean and Laure, a married couple living on a farm in Switzerland’s Jura canton, recently lost their five-year-old girl in a barn fire. The parents are devastated and the tragedy has hurt their relationship. Laure breaks down and is hospitalized. Jean decides to solve his existential crisis by leaving for the city. At the foundry where he begins work, he meets refugees from Kosovo who have fled from their homeland, from the horrors of war. He is especially interested in an attractive young woman, Labinota, who has been bravely and patiently waiting for six years for her husband to return. She doesn’t even know if he’s alive. Feeling forlorn, Jean latches on to the strong, sensitive woman who shares his sorrow.

About the director

Greg Zglinski (b. 1968, Warsaw) emigrated as a tenyear-
old with his family to Switzerland, settling in the German speaking region. In 1988-92 he studied at the Lodz Film School, and was there influenced both professionally and personally by director Krzysztof Kieślowski. He has made several shorts, not only directing but also serving as cameraman, editor, composer and producer. He took the Audience Award at the festival in Calcutta for the documentary Den Berg Bezwingen (1994). Vor der Dämmerung (1995) was awarded in Switzerland as the cultural achievement of 1997, and Nach seinem Ebenbild (2001) took the Main Prize at the festival in Biarritz. One Long Winter Without Fire is his feature film debut, and at the 61st Venice IFF he received Best First Film from the international Catholic jury.

Contacts

Adriana Chiesa Enterprises
Via Barnaba Oriani 24A, 00197, Rome
Italy
Tel: +39 06 808 6052
Fax: +39 06 806 878 55
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CAB Productions
Av. du Grey 123, Ch-1018, Lausanne
Switzerland
Tel: +41 21 641 04 08
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E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.cabproductions.ch

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About the film

Color, 35 mm

Section:	Another View

Director:	Greg Zglinski
Screenplay:	Pierre-Pascal Rossi
Dir. of Photography:	Witold Plociennik
Music:	Jacek Grudzien, Mariusz Ziemba
Editor:	Urszula Lesiak
Producer:	Jean-Louis Porchet, Gérard Ruey
Production:	CAB Productions
Cast:	Aurélien Recoing, Marie Matheron, Gabriela Muskala
Contact:	Adriana Chiesa Enterprises, CAB Productions