Irène Schweizer

Switzerland, October 2005
FILM, Documentary, 75 min.

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directed by
Gitta Gsell
Written by
Gitta Gsell
Status
In distribution
Website
www.reckfilm.ch

Music is and always has been Irene Schweizer’s whole life. In her film, Gsell gets some rare one-to-one time with the internationally renowned Swiss pianist Irene Schweizer, whose music has roots in Jazz and improvisational music. The film gives a fascinating insight into the life of a great artist, where friendship and relationships always take second place to the music, shunted between foreign tour dates and rehearsals, between inspiration and creation. Music has inspired Schweizer to great heights, sometimes followed by deep loneliness. However, Schweizer’s grand piano – her partner – is always there for her.

credits

World Premiere
October 2005
Original Version
English, Swiss-German, German (german subtitles),  colour, DVD, 75 min.
Production
RECK Filmproduktion, Mirapix GmbH, SRG SSR, Teleclub AG, SRF/3sat
Producer
directed by
Gitta Gsell
Written by
Gitta Gsell
Cinemato­graphy
Hansueli Schenkel
Editing
Kamal Musale
Music
Maggie Nicols, Joëlle Léandre, Pierre Favre, Louis Moholo, Han Bennink, Jürg Wickihalder, Hamid Drake, Fred Anderson, Co Streiff
Location Sound Mix
Dieter Meyer

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights
RECK Filmproduktion

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
Filmcoopi Zürich AG Distribution

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