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Signer's Suitcase (1995)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 24M

Director : Peter Liechti

Synopsis

SIGNERS KOFFER is a kind of road movie across Europa. From the Swiss Alps to eastern Poland, from Stromboli to Iceland. Always following the scenery's magically charged contours. Immersing yourself, letting yourself be infected, then travelling on. Roman Signer determines the route that we are moving on and the film improvises along the way. Being on the road also means tracking down the right places. Signer brings them alive using his own personel instruments, brilliantly simple operations full of subtle humour. «Simple» poems being transmitted into space with INSTRUMENTS as gunpowder, fuse, rubber boots, balloons, stool, small table ... and a three wheelded Plaggio. SIGNERS KOFFER is also a journey through the state of mind. A tightrope walk between fun and melancholy. Danger also mental mental danger becomes the stimulus of the senses. Sudden crashes, abrupt chagnes of mood determine the rythm and atmosphere of this cinematic journey.

Actors

Roman Signer
Roman Signer

Crews

Peter Liechti
Peter Liechti
Director
Peter Liechti
Peter Liechti
Writer
Peter Liechti
Peter Liechti
Cinematography
Peter Guyer
Peter Guyer
Sound
Res Balzli
Res Balzli
Sound
Ingrid Städeli
Ingrid Städeli
Sound
Dieter Gränicher
Dieter Gränicher
Editor
Knut Remond
Knut Remond
Music
Peter Guyer
Peter Guyer
Director of Photography

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