The Taste of Koumiz
Xavier Christiaens / Belgium / 2003 / 56 min.
synopsis
In this timeless journey across Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, Xavier Christiaens remains a patient observer trying to break free from the image of the pseudo-movement of fake reality and to achieve the captivating charm of a dream. The bodies, faces, landscape, and music are permeated by a sense of melancholy, and the intuitive, meticulously composed images evoke moments of pure cinematic excitement.
biography
Belgian filmmaker Xavier Christiaens (1963) started out as an actor and assistant director. His debut film The Taste of Koumiz (2003 Jihlava IDFF) was followed by The White She-Camel (2006, shown at Jihlava in 2006) a Beyond Icebergland (2013, Jihlava 2014).
more about film
| director: | Xavier Christiaens |
| producer: | Sandrine Blaise, Erick Lignon, Pierre Duculot |
| script: | Xavier Christiaens |
| photography: | Xavier Christiaens |
| editing: | Xavier Christiaens |
| music: | Xavier Christiaens |
| sound: | Sandrine Blaise |
contact
OSTROV FILMS PRODUCTION / Brussels /Belgium / +32 488 62 36 59 / xavier@ostrov-films.org / www.ostrov-films.orgFilm at festival
| festival edition: | 2016 |
| section: | The Ji.hlava Manifesto 1997-2016 |
| language: | Russian |
| subtitles: | English |
| colour: | Black and white |
Info
| director: | Xavier Christiaens |
| original title: | Le Gout du Koûmiz |
| country: | Belgium |
| year: | 2003 |
| running time: | 56 min. |
