FATHER'S GARDEN - THE LOVE OF MY PARENTS
synopsis
In the past, the parents were left feeling forlorn and miserable whenever their son came to visit – and it was much the same for the son. Therefore, they avoided one another whenever possible. For decades the situation had hardly changed. The film traces a reencounter years later between the director and his parents – and is an attempt at a personal revision of the past. In the process, a new view of the parents emerged, an image which also provides again and again insight into a bygone era. The narrative of their marriage, however, borders on a classic drama and leaves us feeling forlorn and miserable even today.
international title: | Father's Garden - The Love of My Parents |
original title: | Vaters Garten - Die Liebe meiner Eltern |
country: | Switzerland |
sales agent: | Deckert Distribution |
year: | 2013 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Peter Liechti |
film run: | 93' |
screenplay: | Peter Liechti |
cinematography by: | Peter Liechti, Peter Guyer |
film editing: | Tania Stöcklin |
costumes designer: | Eva Ruch |
producer: | Peter Liechti |
production: | Liechti Filmproduktion GmbH, SRF - Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen |
distributor: | Look Now! |