Cinema Dead or Alive?
[original title: Cinéma mort ou vif?]
Switzerland 1977. 16mm, colour, 105 min.
How Alain Tanner's film "Jonas" was made, and the reasons that things are shown the way they are. Alain Tanner's attempts to break through the hierarchical relationship between film-maker and public by means of unconventional filmic methods and to induce critical discussion through his film.
Our film presents scenes of the shooting and the recording of the music, as well as extracts from the film "Jonas" and some of the different personalities who made the prodution of "Jonas" possible: as well as Alain Tanner himself. The film features the actors, technicians, cutter, composer and producers.
| Director | Urs Graf, Hans Stürm, Mathias Knauer |
| With | Alain Tanner (Réalisateur). Renato Berta (Image). Jacques Denis, Roger Jendli, Miou Miou (Acteurs). Jean-Marie Sénia (Musique). Brigitte Sousselier (Montage), Yves Gasser (Producteur) |
| Photography | Hans Stürm |
| Sound | Luc Yersin |
| Editing | Urs Graf |
| Duration | 105 min. |
| Screening formats | 16mm |
| Shooting format | 16mm |
| Versions | Original französisch / französisch mit deutschen Untertiteln |
| Festivals, Awards | Berlin (Forum) 1978 |
| Literature ▶ Bibliography... | Filmprotokoll in französisch und deutscher Übersetzung. Katalog Forum Berlin 1978. Dumont/Tortajada Nr. 255. |
| Contact, World Rights | Urs Graf Blumenfeldstrasse 31, CH-8046 Zürich +41 44 271 15 14 ursgraf.film@bluewin.ch www.urs-graf.ch |
| Production | Filmkollektiv Zürich |
| ISAN | 0000-0000-D524-0000-N |