Les choses simples
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"I was born a long way from here. With this strange language, I can only construct simple sentences. I can only say that the sky is blue, that the sea is blue, that the sun heats the earth, that my house was white, that my land was fertile; that the scars on my hands were worth the trouble. However, I know very well that experiences are gained haphazardly, that growing old makes me forget certain things: that the trees have grown too quickly, and that their branches prevent me from seeing the blue of the sky as described in books." 

Francisco Ruiz de Infante

Awards and mentions
Mention spécial du jury
Festival International de Video Cidade de Vigo
1994
Prix Découverte
Festival international du nouveau cinéma et de la vidéo de Montréal
1994
Deuxième prix
Tokyo International Film Festival
1993
1993
France, Switzerland
16:50
Original language
French

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Credits

Direction
Francisco Ruiz de Infante
Screenplay
Francisco Ruiz de Infante
Editing
Laurent Desplands
Music
Francisco Ruiz de Infante
Jesus Gestoso
Gustav Mahler
Translation
Marie Danielle Brunet
Claire Mullier
Voice
Ibrahim Bousso
Production
Francisco Ruiz de Infante
St-Gervais Genève

Technical information

Color
Black and white
Color
Sound
Stereo
Keywords
Word, Narrative, Memory, Poetry

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