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2011 | Color | 88 min

A documentary portrait tracing the philosophy and imagination of the celebrated playwright and screenwriter -and Buñuel´s long-term collaborator- Jean-Claude Carrière. A tireless traveler and pursuer of stories, he is aware of the distance between his place of birth and the cemetery where he will be buried.


Country: México
Direction: Rulfo; Juan Carlos, Gil Torner; Natalia
Script: Saiz; Patricio, Carrière; Jean-Claude
Production: Bross; Simón, García; Alejandro, Bross; Beto, Rovzar; Billy, Rovzar; Fernando, Avelino; Avelino, Polo Constandse; Marco, Gruener; Daniel
Photography: Rulfo; Juan Carlos
Sound: Ruiz; Héctor
Music: Lieberman; Jacobo, Heiblum; Leonardo
Participation year at FICM: 2012

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