The Giant Buddhas
Documentaire, Suisse 2005
de Christian Frei
35mm, 1:1,85, Dolby Digital, 95 Min. 11 Sek.
Avec
Nelofer Pazira écrivaine et journaliste
Xuanzang moine-pélerin 602 - 664 après J.C.
Sayyed Mirza Hussain troglodyte à Bamiyan
Taysir Alony journaliste "Al-Jazeera"
Zémaryalaï Tarzi archéologue
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| Written, Directed and Edited by | CHRISTIAN FREI |
| Cinematography | PETER INDERGAND scs |
| Assistant Editor | DENISE ZABALAGA |
| Sound Design and Mix | FLORIAN EIDENBENZ |
| Visual Effects | PATRICK LINDENMAIER PAUL AVONDET |
| Narrators | STEFAN KURT German PETER METTLER English |
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| Initiated by | BERNARD WEBER |
| And upon an idea by | PETER SPOERRI |
| Advisors | PAUL BUCHERER Swiss Afghanistan Institute ARMIN GRÜN ETH Zurich CHRISTIAN MANHART UNESCO Paris |
| Music by | PHILIP GLASS JAN GARBAREK STEVE KUHN ARVO PÄRT |
| Music Advisor | MANFRED EICHER |
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| Produced by | CHRISTIAN FREI |
| In Co-Production with | Schweizer Fernsehen DRS PAUL RINIKER MADELEINE HIRSIGER  ZDF/arte MARTIN PIEPER and SUISSIMAGE |
| Supported by | Bundesamt für Kultur BAK Stadt und Kanton ZÜRICH Kanton SOLOTHURN Filme für eine Welt VOLKART Stiftung SUCCES CINEMA SUCCES PASSAGE ANTENNE |
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Versions originales cinema: The Giant Buddhas 35mm, 1:1,85, Dolby SRD, 95'11" (100' with 24 frames/second) English Narration with English Subtitles Narrator: Peter Mettler The Giant Buddhas 35mm, 1:1,85, Dolby SRD, 95'11" (100' with 24 frames/second) German Narration with German/French Subtitles Narrator: Stefan Kurt Langues originales: Le film a été tourné dans les langues originals suivantes: Dari, Arabe, Mandarin, Français et Anglai |
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Versions TV: (Four different TV-Versions available)
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The Giant Buddhas (English / Subtitles) Digital Betacam, 16:9, 95'11'' English Narration and English Subtitles Narrator: Peter Mettler Les Bouddhas Géants (French / Voice-Over) Digital Betacam, 16:9, 92'50'' French Narration and French Voice-Over Narrator: Jean-Luc Bideau |
Im Tal der grossen Buddhas (German / Voice Over) Digital Betacam, 16:9, 92'50'' German Narration and German Voice-Over Narrator: Stefan Kurt I Budda Giganti (Italian / Voice Over) Digital Betacam, 16:9, 92'50'' Italian Narration and Italian Voice-Over Narrator: Riccardo Merli |
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Film Festival Prints: (Four different Festival-Prints available)
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Festival Print 1 (OV e) The Giant Buddhas 35mm, 1:1,85, Dolby SRD, 95'11'' English Narration and English Subtitles Festival Print 3 (OV e/sp) The Giant Buddhas 35mm, 1:1,85, Dolby SRD, 95'11'' English Narration and English/Spanish Subtitles |
Festival Print 2 (OV e/f) The Giant Buddhas 35mm, 1:1,85, Dolby SRD, 95'11'' English Narration and English/French Subtitles Festival Print 4 (OV d) The Giant Buddhas 35mm, 1:1,85, Dolby SRD, 95'11'' German Narration and German Subtitles |
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De mars 2003 à décembre 2004, le caméraman Peter Indergand et le réalisateur Christian Frei ont tourné pendant 14 semaines dans 7 pays différents. Avec les repérages (6 semaines), ce voyage cinématographique aura duré six mois.
Lieux de tournage:
Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan
Al Jazeera TV-Station, Doha, Qatar
Mogao Caves and Gobi Desert, Dunhuang, China
Xingjiao Temple, Xian, China
Leshan Grand Buddha and Oriental Buddha Park, Leshan, China
ETH Zurich, Institute of Geodesy and Photogrammetry, Switzerland
UNESCO Headquarter, Paris, France
Marc Bloch University, Strasbourg, France
Munich, Germany
Toronto, Canada
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Sites web et liens:
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Droits Mondiaux: CHRISTIAN FREI Filmproduktionen GmbH Josefstrasse 176 CH-8005 Zürich Switzerland ++41 44 481 70 66 Telefon ++41 44 482 35 10 Fax Website: www.christian-frei.info E-Mail: |
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