Mindwalk (1990)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Bernt Amadeus Capra

Writers (WGA):

Bernt Amadeus Capra (story)
Floyd Byars (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

5 December 1991 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

A film for passionate thinkers.

Plot:

A US politician (Sam Waterston) visits his poet friend (John Heard) in Mont. St. Michael, France. While...

Plot Keywords:

Poet | Politician | Conversation | Philosophy | Scientist

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Liv Ullmann	...	Sonia Hoffman
Sam Waterston	...	Jack Edwards
John Heard	...	Thomas Harriman
Ione Skye	...	Kit Hoffman
Emmanuel Montes	...	Romain
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jean Boursin	...	Sacristan
Gabrielle Danchick	...	Tour Guide
Jeanne Van Phue	...	Tourist #1
Penny White	...	Tourist #2

Directed by
Bernt Amadeus Capra		(as Bernt Capra)

Writing credits (WGA)
Bernt Amadeus Capra		(story) (as Bernt Capra)
Floyd Byars		(screenplay) and
Fritjof Capra		(screenplay)

Produced by
Adrianna A.J. Cohen	....	producer (as Adrianna AJ Cohen)
Robin Holding	....	associate producer
Klaus Lintschinger	....	executive producer
Stephanie Moore	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Philip Glass

Cinematography by
Karl Kases

Film Editing by
Jean-Claude Piroué		(as Jean Claude Piroué)

Production Design by
Corey Kaplan

Art Direction by
Christian Nunez

Costume Design by
Bambi Breakstone

Makeup Department
Dee Dee Altamura	....	hair stylist
Dee Dee Altamura	....	makeup artist
Jeanne Van Phue	....	key hair stylist
Jeanne Van Phue	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Cathleen Callaway-Nunez	....	production manager
Peter Vogel	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Corey Kaplan	....	first assistant director
Stephanie Moore	....	second second assistant director
Felix Olivier	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Robert Campbell	....	scenic artist

Sound Department
Milan Bor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Friedrich M. Dosch	....	sound editor
André Naudin	....	foley walker
Gadou Naudin	....	foley walker
Alois Unger	....	boom operator
Rainer Wiehr	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Joachim Berc	....	gaffer
Petro Domenigg	....	second assistant camera
Kimber Lee Jerrett	....	electrician
Michael Kaufmann	....	grip
Gero Lasnig	....	electrician
Sascha Mieke	....	first assistant camera
Caspar Pfaundler	....	still photographer
Anton Pfneisl	....	dolly grip
Eva Sereny	....	still photographer
Veronica Strengier	....	second assistant camera
Henderson Wallace	....	photographer: second unit
Andreas Wuchte	....	best boy

Casting Department
Cassandra Gava	....	additional casting
Michèle Tollemer	....	casting: on location

Editorial Department
Günter Kujat	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Michael Riesman	....	conductor

Other crew
Barbara Ball	....	assistant: Ms. Ullmann
Jean-François Blouin	....	production assistant
Mary J. Carlson	....	script supervisor (as Mary Carlson)
Anastasia Davies	....	assistant script supervisor
Faramarz Ettehadieh	....	production executive
Eva Fuerlinger	....	production secretary: Austria
Mark Gimbrere	....	production assistant
Stéphanie Hainault	....	production assistant
Catherine Leach	....	unit publicist
Neda Michalchik	....	production coordinator: USA
Gert Oberdorfer	....	production executive
Peter Reitmayr	....	production consultant: Austria
Constance G. Rowbotham	....	auditor (as Constance Rowbotham)

Production Companies

• Atlas
• Mindwalk

Distributors

• Cineplex Odeon Films (1990) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Cannes Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (1990s) (USA) (video)
• Triton Pictures (1991) (USA)

Other Companies

• Living Room Recording Studio  music recorded at
• Montgomery Parada Casting  casting

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Mont Saint-Michel, Manche, France

Company:

Atlas

Trivia:

Thomas Harriman (John Heard) recited almost the entire poem "Los Enigmas" by Pablo Neruda. The last part of it says: "I want to tell you the ocean knows this, that life in its jewel boxes is endless as the sand, impossible to count, pure, and among the blood-colored grapes time has made the petal hard and shiny, made the jellyfish full of light and untied its knot, letting its musical threads fall from a horn of plenty made of infinite mother-of-pearl. I am nothing but the empty net which has gone on ahead of human eyes, dead in those darknesses, of fingers accustomed to the triangle, longitudes on the timid globe of an orange. I walked around as you do, investigating the endless star, and in my net, during the night, I woke up naked, the only thing caught, a fish trapped inside the wind."

Quotes:

Jack: An Italian premier, just was just after Mussolini, was asked, "Is it difficult to govern Italians?" He said, "Difficult. No, not difficult. Only useless."

Movie Connections:

References The Terminator (1984)

Better than entertainment

Not entertainment in the usual sense, but three individuals discuss the world in erudite and thought-provoking ways. But if you're looking for mindless entertainment, this isn't the picture. If you're looking for understanding of our world, this is a good place to start. The scenery isn't bad, either. The three actors are very good, indeed. Liv Ullman is a physicist on sabbatical, Sam Waterston lost his primary bid for the Presidency, and John Heard is a poet.

The day-long conversation is an ebb and flow between the three of them, touching on politics, physics, and poetry. The author, Capra, sounds as if he is liberal. He's not happy with our society. (Who is?)

Don't watch this if you're tired (you may fall asleep), or don't want to think.