A film by Vincent Pluss. Swiss Film Award Quartz 2009 for Celine Bolomey as Best Actress in "The Noise In My Head"

Year  2008

Length: 90 min

Format:   1:1.85

Country of production  CHE, GER

Synopsis

Laura is in her early thirties and has just returned to Geneva from studies abroad. Not only her private life is difficult after breaking up with her boyfriend. She also has trouble adjusting to her new job. Then suddenly one day she meets Simon, a young man who tries to eke out a living by selling older newspapers. She takes the stranger to a bar, then offers him a shower in her flat and ends up letting him sleep in her guestroom. Until one day a man recognizes Simon on the street and tries to take him to task.

Production

Intermezzo Films (Switzerland) in co-production with Komplizen Film, funded by The Swiss Office of Culture (Succes Cinema), Ville de Genève, Etat de Genève, Fonds Regio Film, Loterie Romane, Migros Kulturproduzent, TSR, SSR (Succes Passage Antenne) by The MFG Film Funding Baden-Württemberg.

Cast

Laura

Celine Bolomey

Simon

Gabriel Bonnefoy

Bruno

François Nadin

Jérôme

Frédéric Landenberg

Julie

Lucie Zelger

Mme RH

Alexandra Tiedeman

Wagner

Pierre Mifsud

Team

Director

Vincent Pluss

Screenplay

Vincent Pluss

Patrick Claudet

Director of Photography

Pascal Dubi

Light

Pascal Dubi

Editing

Orsola Valenti

Florent Mangeot

Vincent Pluss

Art Director

Nicola Corciulo

Costume Design

Carole Favre

Original Sound

Vincent Kappeler

Sound Design

Daniel Iribarren

Original Music

Christian Garcia

Mixing

Ansgar Frerich

Co-producer

Janine Jackowski (Komplizen Film)

Producers

Luc Peter (Intermezzo Films)

Vincent Pluss und Dirk Engelhardt (Komplizen Film)

Awards

Swiss Film Price 2009

Best Actress Céline Bolomey

Swiss Film Price 2009

Nomination - Best Film

Festivals

Montreal World Film Festival 2008

Festival International du Film Francophone in Namur 2008

Chicago International Film Festival 2008

Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival 2008

International Competition

Solothurner Filmtage 2009

Competition

Tiburon International Film Festival 2009

Festival Cinéfranco, Toronto 2009

Festival International du Film d’Aubagne 2009

International Competition

Crossing Europe Filmfestival Linz 2009

Competition

Festival International du Film de la Rochelle 2009

Taipei International Film Festival 2009

New Talent Competition