Silk Road ( Silkevejen )

Silk Road (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Silkevejen
Language Selections:
Danish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Danish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Danish ( Dolby DTS 5.1 )
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Denmark ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
73 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film

Movie filmed in 2004 and produced in:
Denmark ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Jytte Rex

Written By:
Jytte Rex

Actors:
Niels Barfoed ..... Christine's father
Sheila de Val ..... Dancer
Ellen Hillingsø ..... Christine
Bodil Jørgensen ..... Ellen - Christine's friend and Colleague
Bodil Lassen ..... Anne - Nurse
Louise Mieritz ..... Nursing student
Jens Jørn Spottag ..... Thomas - Christine's husband

Synopsis:

Christine - a picture restorer - is terminally ill. While being cared for by those who love her she fades in and out of consciousness remembering things past and imagining herself being reunited in the afterworld with her late husband. Around this main theme the film wraps a scenography of excuisite beauty coupled with references to artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Italo Calvino and Sofonisba Anguissola in order to explore the impermanence of human existance.

Christine - a picture restorer - is terminally ill. While lying in her sick bed she delves into memories of her life and imagines the reunion with her late husband in the afterworld.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 08 October, 2008.

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