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ISA HESSE RABINOVITCH - The Movie Game

By

Anka Schmid

A fascinating portrait of the Swiss film pioneer Isa Hesse-Rabinovitch and her timeless film and video oeuvre.

Documentary

TV-Movie

52

Min.

Format

Digi Beta/ Beta SP Pal/ HDcam

Sound

Dolby digital

Country

Switzerland

Languages

Subtitles

German, French, English

Synopsis

The Swiss film pioneer Isa Hesse-Rabinovitch (1917-2003) followed unconventional paths all her life. The daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants grew up in Zurich. She married one of Herman Hesse’s sons and had three children with him. Influenced by the artistic work of her parents, she worked first as an illustrator, then later as reporter and photographer, always determined to maintain her independence. At the age of fifty, she began to make films. Her very first experimental films brought her invitations to international film festivals and were extremely successful abroad. But in the male-dominated Swiss film scene of the Seventies, she had to fight for recognition of her lyrical work. Support for her playful, unconventional films was denied her. Nevertheless, Isa Hesse continued to experiment consistently, daring as a 67-year-old to try the new medium of video. She has left us with a manifold and timeless collection of film and video achievements.Anka Schmid brings us closer to the person and personality of Isa Hesse-Rabinovitch in the same artistic style: playfully, she intertwines archive material, clips from the original works and interviews with companions – creating a shimmering and fascinating portrait of this extraordinary artist.

Crew

Director

Anka Schmid

Script

director of photography

Music

Sound

Editing

Picture Design

Producer

Franziska Reck

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Cast

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Festivals

2009

44. Solothurner Filmtagen

Uraufführung

Solothurn

Switzerland

2009

Doc Outlook

Nyon

Switzerland

2009

Doku.arts

Amsterdam

Netherland

2009

Filmfestival Locarno

Appellations Suisse

Locarno

Switzerland

2009

Filmfestival Kino Otok

Izola

Slovenia

2009

Jewish Eye

Ashqelon

Israel

2009

Temps d'Images

Lisboa

Portugal

Awards

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