Synopsis
The Japanese Garden in Clingendael Park in The Hague, the Netherlands, is a marvel of history and structure. This film in two parts is an evocation of this space finely wrought by a woman (Baroness Marguerite Von Brienen) and by nature (one of the film's parts explores the garden in spring, the other in autumn). A Single 8 Japanese camera was used, as the colors are quite different for each part: saturation and nostalgia. With the camera, the film touches upon a place that seems inaccessible. The music was composed by the American musician John Elliott, chosen for its mystical aura and its mysterious repetition.
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- Foreign production company : Ika Ceramics
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- Screenwriter : Eliott Chemana
- Music Composer : John Elliott
- Assistant director : Yolenth Van Den Hoogen
- Editor : Eliott Chemana
- Foreign producer : Yolenth Van Den Hoogen
- Producer : Eliott Chemana
- Grader : Onno Petersen
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary, Experimental
- Sub-genre : Research - Experimental, Video art
- Themes : Imagination, Philosophy, Spiritualité
- Production language : No dialogue
- Coproducer countries : France (80.0%), The Netherlands (20.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France, The Netherlands)
- Production year : 2020
- Runtime : 11 min 45 seconds
- Visa number : 154.107
- Production formats : Super 8
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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