Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Sophie Huber

Country: Switzerland
Year: 2012
Format: Digital
Length: 77 min
Image: Colour
Language: English
Subtitles: Catalan

Production company: Hugofilm Productions GmbH
Producer: Christian Davi, Chiemi Karasawa, Christof Neracher, Thomas Thümena
Screenplay: Sophie Huber
Photography: Seamus McGarvey
Editor: Angelo Corrao, Russell Greene, Jason Brandenberg
Music: Harry Dean Stanton, Jamie James
Sound: Roland Widmer, Stefan Willenegger

Contact: First Hand Films

Synopsis

A captivating, impressionistic portrait of the iconic actor, comprising private moments, clips from some of his 250 films and his own heart-breaking renditions of American folk songs. This poignant film collage explores the actor's enigmatic outlook, fragile soul and untapped musical talents. It includes candid scenes with David Lynch, Wim Wenders, Sam Shepard, Kris Kristofferson and Debbie Harry.

Bio/Filmo

Sophie Huber (Bern, 1971) studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute in Los Angeles and worked as a theatre and film actress in Switzerland and Germany. She cofounded the Berlin film collective Hangover Ltd and cowrote, codirected and composed the music for its films.

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Festivals

  1. Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica di Venezia
  2. Viennale
  3. Zürich Film Prize