10 · 24 · 24 Alain Tanner's LA SALAMANDRE Presented by Alfonso Cuarón at the 22nd FICM Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with mail Copy to clipboard Alan Rodríguez As part of the program dedicated to Swiss filmmaker Alain Tanner, the 22nd edition of the Morelia International Film Festival (FICM) screened his film La Salamandre (1971).Daniela Michel, founder and general director of the festival, accompanied Alfonso Cuarón at the film's screening. Both emphasized the significance of preserving and recovering the work of the very important director Alain Tanner. Alfonso Cuarón, Daniela Michel Alfonso Cuarón spoke to the audience about the recovery of the works of the Swiss director who “sadly faded from the memory of moviegoers."The restorations have been possible thanks to the work and effort of the Swiss Cinematheque and the work of director Ronald Chammah, who was also in the room and whom Cuarón thanked directly. “Tanner was very concerned about the relationship of society and the individual [...] He believed in the viewer's emotional relationship with the contradictions of the characters,” explained Cuarón.La Salamandre tells the story of Pierre and Paul, a journalist and a novelist working on the production of a television series based on a real news story. This film represents Tanner's first collaboration with English writer John Berger.
