Synopsis
It is about a text pulled from the book In service to Germany, written by Barrès in 1903 on the mount Saint-Odile. With as main actor Joseph Rottner, the director will follow the tracks of the young country doctor in walk in the mount Saint-Odile, through the roads which knew Barrès, up to the forest house of Ratsamhausen and around the famous heathen, unique wall in the region. Jean-Marie Straub will play himself the role of the inhabitant of Lorraine to which the young Alsatian speaks.
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Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : MIDRALGAR (Marmitafilms)
Full credits (8)
- Executive producers : Sandrine Pillon, Lucie Portehaut
- Screenwriter : Jean-Marie Straub
- Director of Photography : Renato Berta
- Editor : Catherine Quesemand
- Sound Recordist : Dimitry Haulet
- Author of original work : Maurice Barrès
- Sound editor : Catherine Quesemand
- Sound Mixer : Jean-Pierre Laforce
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Literary adaptation
- Themes : War, History
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2010
- Runtime : 19 min 53 seconds
- Visa number : 127.278
- Visa issue date : 11/02/2011
- Production formats : DV-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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