Window to the Otherworld (2012) ( Fenster zum Jenseits ) ( Window To The Afterlife (Window to the Other world) )

Window to the Otherworld (2012) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Fenster zum Jenseits
Alternate Title: Window To The Afterlife (Window to the Other world)
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Switzerland ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
95 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2012 and produced in:
Switzerland ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
O'Neil Bürgi

Written By:
O'Neil Bürgi
Hans Peter Roth

Actors:
Monique Bütikofer ..... Herself
Martin Graf ..... Himself
Gertrud Grob ..... Herself
Sam Hess ..... (Himself)
Valéria Hess ..... Herself
Vreny Hess ..... Herself
Wanda Hopman ..... Herself
Petra Imhof ..... Herself
Mei Jäggi ..... Herself
Peter Kruit ..... Himself
Lorenz Kunz ..... Himself
Melanie Küpfer ..... Herself
Andreas Meile ..... (Himself)
Cornelia Möri ..... Herself
Christine Nydegger ..... Herself
Micaela Plattner ..... Herself
Hans Peter Roth ..... (Himself)
Heinz Rothenbühler ..... Himself
Marianna Rusconi ..... Herself
Magdalena Schatzmann ..... Herself
Daniela Scherrer ..... Herself
Beat Stähli ..... Himself
Beat Stämpfli ..... Himself
Melanie Stöhr ..... Herself
Ariane Urfer ..... Herself
Diana Weibel ..... Herself
Zuzana Wohlwend ..... Herself
Karin Zaugg ..... Herself

Synopsis:

Switzerland is a treasure trove of gripping ghost stories. Some of the most fascinating and uncanny occurrences are examined in this film based on eyewitness accounts at the scene, with the journalist Hans Peter Roth. Two people capable of seeing the deceased and hearing voices from the dead give their accounts: the medium Andreas Meile and the clairvoyant Sam Hess tell of their special gift.

The documentary follows two people who can contact the dead and a journalist who is researching about these communicators. What Daniel has done musically here is create an absolutely beautiful meditation on the subjects of the documentary. It's not a traditional score, but at the same time it is. We start off with an ethereal opening track that establishes the central motif of the score. Daniel actually sampled sounds of the subjects sitting around a campfire making a chanting "Ommmmmm" sound. He then slowed it down and turned that into the theme while a somber piano played over. Soft percussion and other metalic clings are also peppered throughout the score to give it a soft but heavy emotional impact. I listened to the score quietly in my room and was actually moved to tears just by the beautiful simplicity of it. The warmth of the piano and the vibrating air of the tones wash over you and you feel a certain peace that is hard to describe. A gift that Daniel has is that he knows that beauty strives in simplicity and that is evident here in this score. The music is both atmospheric as well as melodically strong and in a lot of ways reminded me of parts of Nick Cave & Warren Ellis' score to The Road. It has some other worldly qualities to it, but in the end it has a beautiful human undercurrent that makes a lasting impact.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 17 August, 2013.