ACT OF GOD

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• Release Year: 2009
• Genre: Documentary
• Plot: From the award-winning director of 'Manufactured Landscapes' comes 'Act of God', a film that explores the paradox of being singled out by randomness and raises questions about chance, fate and the meaning of life. Exploring seven stories from around the world, 'Act of God' responds to these questions while keeping the sky and what comes out of it as a central visual metaphor. Paul, Auster, the best-selling novelist who was struck as a teenager, anchors the film along with improvisational musician Fred Frith, whose original compositions demonstrate the ubiquity of elecriticty in our bodies and in the universe.; ; La foudre est une phénomène météorologique extraordinaire, qui se manifeste au hasard, sans préméditation. Aux yeux de plusieurs, son mystère confine au divin. La documentariste Jennifer Baichwal se penche sur la question en recuillant les temoignage de personnes marquées par leur renconre inattendue avec la foudre explorant par la même occasion les chemins de la création qu'elle a ouverts à des artistes comme Paul Auster et Fred Firth.
• Cast: Paul Auster, Fred Firth, Nancy Gonzales, Chris Firth, James O'Reilly, Jean Ivens, Alex Hermant, Dalila Hermant, Maria de Los Angleles Peredo, Nancy González, Dannion Brinkley, Juan González Hernádez, Salome Perez Morales, Jennifer Baichwal, Nick de Pencier, Roland Schlimme
• Director: Jennifer Baichwal
• Runtime: 1:15
• Company: Frematnle Media, Mongrel Media
• Media Format: movie