Ferdinand Hodler – Das Herz ist mein Auge

Le cœur est mon œil

Switzerland, May 2004
FILM, Documentary, 74 min.

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directed by
Heinz Bütler
Written by
Heinz Bütler
Status
In distribution

Bütler’s film is the first documentary to tell the story of the great artist Ferdinand Hodler, a huge national figure in Swiss art history. Born in 19th Century Bern, Hodler was an orphan whose painting of Wilhelm Tell has become an iconic piece of Swiss art. Prominent contributors such as writer Peter Bichsel and artist Rudolf Schindler comment on what makes Hodler’s pictures so iconic. Enlightening, moving and far removed from any clichés, the film explains the great themes of Hodler’s work – man, nature, love and death – and takes a fascinating journey into an artistic and very contemporary world.

credits

World Premiere
May 2004
Original Version
German,  colour, Digi Beta, 74 min.
Production
NZZ Film, SRG SSR, Xanadu Film AG
Producer
Wolfgang Frei
directed by
Heinz Bütler
Written by
Heinz Bütler
Cinemato­graphy
Matthias Kälin, Peter Hammann
Editing
Anja Bombelli
Sound Design
Jürg von Allmen
Re-Recording Mix
Jürg von Allmen
Music
Johannes Brahms, Albert Schönberg
Location Sound Mix
Martin Witz

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales
Accent Films International Ltd.

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
NZZ Film Distribution

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