Nuits claires (Lichte Nächte) (Claudia von Alemann, 1988)

Easter 1988 in Paris, where Claudia von Alemann lived and worked for many years. She invited two friends, feminist filmmakers Danielle Jaeggi from Paris and Paule Baillargeon from Montréal to take part in an artistic and psychological experiment. In the confinement of a rented cinema they looked closely at extraits of their own feature films and talked openly about the intentions behind them, about their aesthetic impact, bearing in mind their roles as mothers, film directors and feminists. And they reflect about how their film making may influence their children and their children may in turn influence their films; they share their dreams, desires, doubts and contradictions. Directed by: Claudia von Alemann Written by: Claudia von Alemann Cinematography: Hille Sagel Sound: Kurt Eggmann Editing: Monique Dartonne Sound Mixing: Alain Garnier Produced by: Alemann Filmproduktion Co-produced by: Bremer Institute Film Fernsehen Pâques 1988 à Paris : Claudia von Alemann a invité deux amies, les cinéastes Danielle Jaeggi et Paule Baillargeon, à participer à une expérience artistique. Elles analysent des extraits de leurs propres longs métrages et commentent leur impact esthétique et la manière dont ils rendent compte des rôles de mère, réalisatrice et féministe. Dans le film, elles évoquent l’influence de leurs filles sur leur travail cinématographique et sur elles-mêmes. Elles partagent leurs rêves, leurs désirs, leurs doutes et leurs contradictions, et expriment leurs craintes et leurs joies.