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Irène Schweizer
CH 2005 75'
Director: Gitta Gsell
Script: Gitta Gsell
Camera: Hansueli Schenkel
Sound: Dieter Meyer
Editing: Kamal Musale
Music: Irène Schweizer, Maggie Nichols, Joëlle Léandre, Pierre-Yves Favre, Louis Moholo, Han Bennink, Jörg Wickihalder, Hamid Drake, Fred Anderson, La Lupa, Co Streiff
Irène Schweizer
Gitta Gsell
"If there were no such thing as Jazz I would never have become a musician".
Irène Schweizer
Music is and always has been Irene Schweizer’s whole life. In her film, Gsell gets some rare one-to-one time with the internationally renowned Swiss pianist Irene Schweizer, whose music has roots in Jazz and improvisational music. The film gives a fascinating insight into the life of a great artist, where friendship and relationships always take second place to the music, shunted between foreign tour dates and rehearsals, between inspiration and creation. Music has inspired Schweizer to great heights, sometimes followed by deep loneliness. However, Schweizer’s grand piano – her partner – is always there for her.
Gitta Gsell
Born in 1953 in Zurich. 1979-89 Resided in New York. Since 1990 lives in Zurich. 1977-79 Attended the F+F, Schule für Experimentelle Gestaltung, in Zurich. 1980-82 School of Visual Arts, New York, Bachelor of Fine Arts. 1982-84 Hunter College, New York, Master of Fine Arts in Combined Media. Since 1977 scripts and directing of theatre and performances. Since 1981 screenplays and directing of films and videos.
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