Der Schmerz lässt die Hühner gackern und die Menschen dichten

La douleur fait caqueter les poules et transforme les hommes en poètes

  • Joachim Gerner
  • Peter Heller
  • 1986
  • Germany
  • 60 minutes
  • DR
    DR

Portrait of an old Alsacian anarchist, wine grower and poet, whose destiny reflects that of his region, torn between France and Germany: changes in nationality, two world wars, the coexistence of three languages. All this makes for an eventful life, on which Gaston’s poems are based.

  • Production : Blossom Film
  • Editing : Thomas Balkenhol
  • Sound : Peter Heller
  • Photography : Otmar Schmid