The Salamander

1971 | B/N | 123:00

Pierre, a journalist, and Paul, a novelist, are working on a TV series based on a real news story: a young woman was accused of trying to murder her uncle and released due to lack of evidence. Paul imagines the character; Pierre interviews him. The dreamer and the realist agree to work separately, then compare the results. But when Paul meets the young woman by chance, her own reality emerges.

Country: Francia, Suiza
Direction: Tanner; Alain
Script: Tanner; Alain , Berger; John
Production: Tanner; Alain
Photography: Berta; Renato
Sound: Sommerer; Marcel
Music: Moraz; Patrick
Cast:Ogier; Bulle, Bideau; Jean-Luc, Denis; Jean-Luc, Alain; Véronique, Jequier; Marblum, Vidal; Marcel
Participation year at FICM: 2024

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