THE SOUND OF INSECTS – RECORD OF A MUMMY
by Peter Liechti
synopsis
Liechti's film tells the incredible story of how the mummified corpse of a 40-year-old man was discovered by a hunter in one of the most remote parts of the country. The dead man's detailed notes reveal that he actually committed suicide through self-imposed starvation only the summer before. A stunning rapprochement of a fictional text, which itself is based upon a true event: a cinematic manifesto for life, challenged by the main character's radical renunciation of life itself.
international title: | The Sound Of Insects – Record Of A Mummy |
original title: | The Sound Of Insects – Record Of A Mummy |
country: | Switzerland |
sales agent: | Autlook Filmsales GmbH |
year: | 2008 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Peter Liechti |
release date: | PL 23/10/2009 |
screenplay: | Peter Liechti |
cinematography by: | Matthias Kälin, Peter Liechti, Peter Guyer |
film editing: | Tania Stöcklin |
art director: | Franco Carrer, Verena Schoch |
music: | Norbert Möslang, Christoph Homberger |
producer: | Peter Liechti |
production: | Liechti Filmproduktion GmbH, SRF - Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen |
distributor: | Look Now!, Against Gravity (PL) |