Film + Discussion with Writer-Director Stefan Haupt
Q&A with director Stefan Haupt, and reception following the screening.
Director: Stefan Haupt Screenplay: Stefan Haupt (based on the novel “Finsteres Glück” by Lukas Hartmann). Switzerland, 2016, 114 min. Swiss German with English subtitles, digital. Starring: Eleni Haupt, Noe Ricklin, Elisa Pluss, Chiara Carla Bar, Martin Hug.
Based on the novel “Finsteres Glück” by Lukas Hartmann, DARK FORTUNE tells a tender, highly unusual story about belonging and love, exploring the question of guilt and innocence and illustrating the fearless courage to face one’s destiny. Late at night, psychologist Eliane Hess ( Haupt) is called to the hospital bed of 8-year-old Yves (Ricklin). The boy is the only family member to have survived a car crash. Eliane is both horrified and fascinated by the boy’s fate. An invisible bond develops between them, blurring the boundaries between private and working life.
Source: Wide Management
AWARDS:
- Tallin Black Nights Film Festival, Cross Religion Award (Ecumenical Jury) 2016
STEFAN HAUPT’s film THE CIRCLE won the Audience Award at the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival, the Teddy Award and the 2015 Swiss Film Award “Best Feature Film”. THE CIRCLE was also the official Swiss nominee for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Earlier works include the feature UTOPIA BLUES (Swiss Film Award 2002) and his documentaries ELISABETH KÜBLER-ROSS – DEM TOD INS GESICHT SEHEN (2003) and SAGRADA (2012), both international public successes.
Presented with the support of the Consulate General of Switzerland Los Angeles
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