Der Schmetterling im Winter

„Ute Aurand films Maria Lang in her daily activity as she cares for her mother. The presence of the filmmaker is visible in the camera movements and in the editing rhythm. Admiration and discretion are sensed. We enter into the intimacy of mother and daughter through the eyes of a friend. The silent images create an occasion for attentive observation and balanced awareness. “ Robert Beavers, 2005

"(...) Butterfly in Winter is a poignant personal document offering impressionistic glimpses of beauty. It concludes the triology Here it is very nice at the Moment, begun by Ute Aurand and Maria Lang in 1981. A fast-moving yet serene portrait, the film depicts Lang at home, loveingly tending to her ninety-six-year-old mother. Every day is the same and every day is different, as the rituals of waking, washing and eating are filled with physical and emotional truth.(...)" Andrea Picard, Wavelengths, TIFF 2007

Author: 

Year: 

2006

Series name: 

3

Country: 

Germany
Technical data

Original format: 

16mm

Speed: 

24FPS

Aspect ratio: 

1.37:1

Colour: 

Colour

Sound: 

Optical

Length: 

29 minutes

Distribution/sales: 

Arsenal Distribution

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