Preludes: Three Films by Peter Mettler: Scissere, Eastern Avenue, Balifilm
Preludes: Three Films by Peter Mettler: Scissere, Eastern Avenue, Balifilm
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Peter Mettler, cinematographer for such films as Manufactured Landscapes and Family Viewing, directed these three avant-garde films, proving himself quite the visionary. Scissere (Canada, 1983, 88 mins.) present s a strange and disorienting look into the world of a mental patient released from the institution after many years. Mettler takes an impulsive and unusua l change from the normal travel film in Eastern Avenue (Canada, 1985, 5 8 mins.) as he recounts visits to Switzerland, Portugal and Germany. Original ly envisioned as a stage performance, Balifilm (Canada, 1997, 28 mins.) explores with sounds and images the fascinating music and dance of the Peter Mettler

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