Peter Mettler calls it a ‘small film’. For me, Balifilm is a cinematographic piece of ideal duration. A visual approach to the Balinese culture of great physical and spiritual qualities at the time: spontaneous, light-handed, direct… A full-touch music-film: image, sound, colours and rhythm create a swinging synthesis for all our senses.
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Film details
- Country of production
- Canada
- Year
- 1997
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2009
- Length
- 28"
- Medium/Format
- 16mm
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