Forever
Heddy Honigmann
The Netherlands | 2006 | 95mins | 35mm | Colour and B&W | Subtitled
Père-Lachaise – one of the world’s most famous and beautiful cemeteries – is the final resting-place for a gifted group of artists from all eras and corners of the world. Some – such as Piaf, Proust, Jim Morrison and Chopin – are worshipped to this day. Others have fallen into oblivion, or are visited occasionally by a single admirer.
In this film we see the mysterious, calming and consoling beauty of this unique cemetery through the eyes of living people. Many come for their own beloved: husbands, wives, family and friends. Others honour ‘their’ artist by leaving behind a personal message or a flower.
While admirers share with us the importance of art and beauty in their lives, it soon becomes clear that the graveyard is not only a resting place for the dead but a place where the living can find serenity and even inspiration. |
