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In the isolation of winter, two loners and a neighbor's girl try to get along with each other.

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Jules, le narrateur
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Hector
Aude Eggimann ...
La petite fille
Marina Golovine ...
La petite soeur
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jean-Marc Lovay ...
Le transporteur
Charles Schneider ...
Homme du service d'hygiène
Denis Senn ...
Homme du service d'hygiène
Guy Touraille ...
Le gardien de hangar

Directed by

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Maya Simon

Written by

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Jean-Marc Lovay ... (novel)
 
Jean-Marc Lovay ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Jean-Marc Henchoz ... producer

Music by

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Eric Gaudibert

Cinematography by

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Maurice Giraud

Editing by

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Marc Blavet

Editorial Department

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Christian Bonvin ... assistant editor

Production Design by

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Yves Bernard
Danka Semenovicz

Costume Design by

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Maritza Gligo

Makeup Department

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Werner Strub ... makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Pascal Ortega ... assistant director
Pierre Smolik ... assistant director

Art Department

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Gérard Estéro ... props

Sound Department

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Rudolf Hagenauer ... sound
Luc Yersin ... sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Armand Dériaz ... still photographer
Philippe Tabarly ... assistant camera

Location Management

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Isabelle Fontaine ... location manager
Philippe Grau ... location manager

Script and Continuity Department

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Françoise Penzer ... script supervisor

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Plot Summary

Two solitary men (Bruno Ganz and Jean-Marc Stehlé) live in a remote hut in the snow-covered Jura. When a neighbor's girl (Aude Eggimann) is suddenly left all alone because her sister is dying, the three are forced to get along with each other. From this constellation, Maya Simon has created not so much a survival drama as a poetic film that draws its energy from moods and is interspersed with dark dreams and memories. The director studied at the Moscow Film School, and some of the shots in her debut film also reveal the influence of Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky. The film was shown at the Locarno and Cannes film festivals and is now available in a newly digitized version. Written by filmo.ch

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Also Known As
  • Polenta (Switzerland)
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  • 95 min
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