Sanyu

Robert Frank | Switzerland, USA | 2000 | 29' |

| IFFR 2001

In 1953, the young Robert Frank met the older Chinese painter Sanyu. They remained friends until Sanyu’s premature death in 1964. Thirty years later, Frank received a letter from Rita Wong, a Taiwanese woman who had taken an interest in cataloguing Sanyu’s work, which was constantly rising in value. That letter became the start of the cinematographic quest to fragments from their shared memory. Frank made an honest and original living portrait of a friendship, using the power of cinema. Robert Frank (1924, Zürich) is a famous film-maker and photographer.

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Film details

Productielanden: Switzerland, USA
Jaar: 2000
Festivaleditie: IFFR 2001
Lengte: 29'
Medium/Formaat: 35mm
Taal: English, French, Mandarin
Première status: -
Director: Robert Frank
Editing: Laura Israel
Screenplay: Robert Frank
Cinematography: Robert Frank
Producer: Vega Film
Sales / World rights holder: Vega Film

Sanyu

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Jumbo Aqua

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