Grand Prix Competition

CHARLES, EDOUARD OU LE TEMPS SUSPENDU
Charles, Edouard or time suspended
Bernard Boyer, FRANCE, 2003, 26', col., video
Director Bernard Boyer
Cameraman Bernard Boyer
Editing Martine Armand
Production Bernard Boyer
Distribution Bernard Boyer

On the French Alps, on the boundary between Oisans and Matheysine, live two brothers, Charles and Edouard, who have never abandoned their home land. The two shepherds live in an isolated farm, and have very little contact with the outside world; the rhythm of their lives follows the slow passing of time and the forever changing seasons. The documentary shows the daily activities of the two brothers, drawing a minimalist portrait, made of little gestures that belong to a past that is by now irremediable. Charles and Edouard tell their story with simplicity and a little embarrassment.

DIRECTOR
Bernard Boyer is a director, photographer and writer. His work has always been marked by the discovery of various aspects of mountains and exploration in general. He is very attached to the French mountains and has dedicated many documentaries to them: the first in 1978 "Gens de la-haut" that describes life on the massif of Ecrins, "Ecrins en Dauphiné, le voyage vertical", the 1988 documentary, "Pari Queyras, Hautes-Alpes", until the most recent 2002 film, "Sous un méme toit". He has also been active in other parts of the world with documentaries on Kyrghyzstan and the ascent of mount Mac Kinley in Alaska.

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