Fran�ois Pernet, Carpenter and Sculptor
François Pernet, scieur-sculpteur
Switzerland 1988. 16mm, Beta, VHS, colour, 27 min.
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Like his grandfather and his father before him, François Pernet is a mountain peasant and works with wood. He trained as a carpenter and cabinet maker and owns the last working sawmill in French-speaking Switzerland. He is a sculptor besides.
| Director | Jacqueline Veuve |
| Script | Jacqueline Veuve |
| Photography | Hugues Ryffel |
| Sound | Luc Yersin, Pierre-André Luthy |
| Editing | Edwige Ochsenbein |
| Collaborators | Prod. exécutif: Jean-Marc Henchoz |
| Duration | 27 min. |
| Format | 16mm, Beta, VHS, colour |
| Versions | français; ST: english, deutsch |
| Sales DVD/Video | VHS [order |
| Festivals/Prizes | Quality Award DFI. Prize International Union of Alpine Climbers Associations, International Alpine Film 1988 Festival, Les Diablerets, Switzerland. |
| Production | Aquarius Film Production, TSR, La Sept (Paris) |
| World Rights | Aquarius Film Production |
| Distribution Switzerland | Aquarius Film Production, CH-1808 Les Monts-de-Corsier Tél. +41 21 921 18 20 – Fax +41 21 921 78 31 E-mail: info@jacquelineveuve.com – send a message |
| Distribution international | France: Visionnement: Bibliothèques publiques, cf. www.culture.gouv.fr |
Press review
The putting into images of the various phases of work has an experimental touch, almost refreshing, through the use of changing perspectives and plans, precise camera movements, colour, light and sound ...
Zoom Bern, 1989 (Peter F. Stucki)