Lyrical, multiform essay about one of the most fascinating natural phenomena: lightning. In four chapters linked to the four seasons, the documentary maker looks for the meaning and influence of lightning.
In chapter one, Autumn, lightning-chaser Baal talks about his passion, and five victims describe their experiences, which are not purely negative. In Winter, we look at the healing effects of electricity with a psychiatrist who uses electric shocks. Spring stands for myths, articulated by an archaeologist and seer working in Syria; he talks for instance about the magical effects of the Kama truffle, which can be found once a year thanks to lightning. In Summer, love that strikes like lightning is portrayed in a poetic costume drama about two lovers on an island.
Contemplative voiceovers and impressive images of inaccessible nature link the four parts; a tour de force which took over ten years to complete.
- Director
- Manuela Morgaine
- Premiere
- World premiere
- Country of production
- France
- Year
- 2013
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2013
- Length
- 230'
- Medium
- DCP
- International title
- Lightning
- Language
- French
- Producer
- Mathieu Bompoint
- Production Company
- Mezzanine Films
- Sales
- Mezzanine Films
- Screenplay
- Manuela Morgaine
- Cinematography
- Manuela Morgaine, Pauline Lormant, Giovanni Laniado, Hervé Labourdette
- Editor
- Gordana Othnin-Girard, Pauline Lormant
- Music
- Philippe Langlois, Emmanuel Hosseyn During
- Website
- http://www.foudre-lefilm.com