A Flower of Mine

Paolo Cognetti / Italy, Belgium / 2024 / Czech Premiere / 80 min.

synopsis

High in the mountains, life is a little different. Close to the glaciers, away from civilization, you can see the stars in the night sky more clearly, you can meditate in complete silence or feel humility face to face with the elements. But you can also observe, as if from the front row, the retreat of the ice masses and the destruction associated with it. This poetic documentary touching the Alpine peaks is dedicated to people who move at heights yet never act as if they’re above anyone. Instead, they stay in place, surrounded by nature, just like this film, trying to capture the genius loci of an environment where time is usually measured in eons and ages.

“Flower of Mine continuously changes points of view in ‘describing the [mountain] life that flows at various levels’.”

Quote source: Variety

biography

Paolo Cognetti (1978) is an Italian writer and filmmaker. He is best known by the Czech public for his novel Eight Mountains. His documentary work deals with social, political and literary themes. The mountains, where he spends several months each year, usually in complete solitude, are among his favourite and frequently filmed locations.

more about film

director:	Paolo Cognetti
cast:	Paolo Cognetti, Mia Tessarolo, Corinne Favre, Sete Tamang, Remigio Vicquery, Marta Squinobal, Arturo Squinobal
producer:	Leonardo Barrile, Francesco Favale, Franco di Sarro, Kristian Van der Heyden
script:	Paolo Cognetti, Leonardo Barrile
photography:	Ruben Impens
editing:	Mario Marrone
sound:	Paolo Benvenuti, Daniele Sosio
sound design:	Paolo Piccardo
skladatel:	Vasco Brondi
production manager:	Alice Casafina