Vita Brevis
Vita Brevis
2014, English. Directed by Thierry Knauff.
Inspired by jazz musician Jimmy Giuffre's statement, 'I’m not afraid to play something simple', Thierry Knauff has created a cinematic exercise in capturing beauty, observing nature and being moved by film. He translated the way jazz musicians play together into an interplay of elements he saw on the Tisza River, a tributary of the Danube: rustling willow leaves, followed by the whirring of thousands of mayfly wings and a young girl's hair blowing in the wind. The film plays with abstract patterns and focuses on emerging life and the tough battle for survival in nature. Says Knauf, ‘Vita brevis is a poem of the moment, an evocation of the fragile and fleeting dance of life.’
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- 0h 40m
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- English
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Vita Brevis isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 April 2014. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Vita Brevis?
Vita Brevis (2014) was directed by Thierry Knauff and stars Hannah Fontaine.