While the Green Grass Grows
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Overview
In his film diary, Peter Mettler follows the course of rivers and life. It revolves around the consequences of the death of his own parents and the question of how we will all continue—on a personal and global level. With his unique cinematic style, the director invites us on a meditative journey.
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Review
Documentary filmmaker Peter Mettler, known for his exploration of remote corners of the Earth in previous works, shifted his focus to what may be considered one of humanity’s greatest mysteries: family. However, to simply classify this film as a family movie would not do it justice. In fact, you would be amazed by the depth of the master filmmaker’s storytelling—his skill of bringing together individual stories that could each stand as separate films, blending personal narratives with universal themes, and reshaping philosophy into a pure object of sight and sensation. This ambitious film, which defies categorization into a single genre, captures the moment when one person’s diary evolves into visual poetry. (Sung MOON)
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Credit
- DirectorPeter METTLER
- ProducerCornelia SEITLER, Peter METTLER, Brigitte HOFER
- ScreenplayPeter METTLER
- CinematographyPeter METTLER
- MusicVarious Artists
- EditorJordan KAWA, Peter METTLER
- SoundPeter METTLER, Jordan KAWA, Jacques KIEFFER
- CastJulia METTLER, Alfred METTLER
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Director
Peter METTLER
He is an award-winning Swiss-Canadian filmmaker, especially known for Picture of Light (1994), Gambling, Gods and LSD (2002) and The End of Time (2012).
