De l'autre côté (2002)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Chantal Akerman

Writer:

Chantal Akerman (writer)

Release Date:

4 June 2003 (France)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

A documentary look at the fate of Mexicans who cross the border into the United States. |

Plot Keywords:

Mexican | Mountain | Douglas Arizona | Vigilante | Invasion Of Privacy

Awards:

1 nomination

Directed by
Chantal Akerman

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Chantal Akerman		writer

Produced by
Xavier Carniaux	....	producer
Brigitte De Villepoix	....	producer
Thierry Garrel	....	producer
Elisabeth Marliangeas	....	producer
Christiane Philippe	....	producer
Fabrice Puchault	....	producer
Luciano Rigolini	....	producer
Marilyn Watelet	....	producer

Cinematography by
Chantal Akerman
Robert Fenz
Raymond Fromont

Film Editing by
Claire Atherton

Production Management
Elisabeth Gérard	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert Fenz	....	assistant director
Ricardo 'Tato' Parilla	....	assistant director
Claudia Rosas Bocardo	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Eric Lesachet	....	sound mixer
Pierre Mertens	....	sound

Editorial Department
Fabio Balducci	....	assistant editor

Production Companies

• AMIP
• Carré-Noir RTBF
• Chemah I.S.
• Paradise Films
• SBS Television
• Yleisradio (YLE) (YLE TV2)
• arte France Cinéma

Distributors

• Doc & Co (worldwide rights)
• First Run/Icarus Films (2003) (USA)
• Shellac Distribution

Also Known As:

From the Other Side (International: English title)

Runtime:

103 min (Cannes Film Festival) | USA:99 min

Country:

France | Belgium | Australia | Finland

Language:

French | English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Company:

AMIP

Trivia:

Chosen by "Les Cahiers du cinéma" (France) as one of the 10 best pictures of 2002 (#04)

i walked out

this movie was an ordeal. well, the first 40 minutes anyway.

in these 40 minutes, there was a total of about 15 shots. apparently that is this director's trademark: shots where nothing at all happens, that last several minutes. after awhile came interviews with relatives of people who died while trying to cross the mexican-usa border, but any interest these might have aroused was killed off immediately afterwards, with a 4-minute shot of said border.

after awhile, i decided that if i want to see nothing happen, i may as well do it outside.

why would anyone want to make a movie as deliberately slow as this? if a documentary filmmaker wants to raise awareness of a certain cause, why does she try so hard to alienate her audience?

i wouldn't go near this film without the availability of a fast-forward button.