Holocene
1992, German. Directed by Heinz Bütler & Manfred Eicher.
Adapted from the Max Frisch novel "Der Mensch erscheint im Holozän". It tells the story of an old man, isolated from the outside world in a little mountain village in Ticino, Switzerland, who fights against oblivion. From books that he has there he cuts out texts and images about geology and geological history to fix and arrange them on the walls of his cottage. Frisch adds these articles to his novel to assemble human history with individual decay.
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- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- German
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- Released
- 1 August 1992
- Original title
- Holozän
- Country
- Switzerland
- Written by
- Heinz Bütler, Manfred Eicher, Max Frisch
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Holocene runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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Who directed Holocene?
Holocene (1992) was directed by Heinz Bütler and Manfred Eicher and stars Erland Josephson, Sophie Duez.