Out of Competition


TREES
ARBRES



Country of production: France
Year: 2002
Language: French
Mins: 52

Director: Sophie Bruneau,
Marc-Antoine Roudil
Script: Sophie Bruneau, Marc-Antoine Roudil Cinematography: Antoine-Marie Meert
Music: Benoit Bruwier, Marc-Antoine Roudil Editing: Philippe Boucq
Sound: Benoit Bruwier, Marc-Antoine Roudil Producer: Delphine Morel
Production company: ADR Productions
Source: Sophie Bruneau
ADR Productions
2, rue de la roquette, Escalier Avril 75011 Paris
FRANCE
Phone: +33 1 43 14 34 34
Fax: +33 1 43 14 34 30
adr.productions@wanadoo.fr

TREES is, powerfully and affectionately, the story of trees throughout the world. The film weaves an intricate parallel history of trees and men, investigating the fascinating idea that, among plants, the tree fills the role played by man among animals - that of supreme representative.

TREES is a voyage through space and time, inhabited by trees that talk and walk, are shy and sometimes crazy. The film challenges many traditional ideas, as well as ways of doing things - for example the fact that, while we often admire the creatures running along its branches, we rarely admire the tree itself. The film is rooted in a world between worlds, in which the fabulous escapes all scientific understanding, and scientific knowledge becomes a fairy tale through the magic of cinema.

Sophie Bruneau was born in 1967. She studied social anthropology and ethnology in Paris, and editing in Brussels.

Marc-Antoine Roudil was born in 1958. In the 1983, he worked as an assistant to filmmaker William Klein, then later worked as a director of production and assistant director.

filmography as directors

SOPHIE BRUNEAU
TREES (2002)
MORAMORGA (2002)
L'ENFANT PARLE ARBRE (2002)
ELOGE DE LA PLATE (2002)

MARC-ANTOINE ROUDIL
TREES (2002)
PARDEVANT NOTAIRE (1999)
PECHEURS A CHEVAL (1993)


Wednesday 07-Apr-2004 7:00 PM Facets Cinematheque
Screening with ALLOTMENT