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Clouds (2001)

Clouds poster
Original title
Nuages: Lettres à mon fils
Directed by
Marion Hänsel
Genre
documentary film
Country
Germany, Belgium
Runtime
1h 16m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A filmmaker uses photographs of clouds taken during her travels as a visual backdrop for letters she writes to her son. The film is a personal documentary that blends travel imagery with a mother's reflections.

contemplativereflectivemeditativepersonalobservationalgentleatmosphericintimate

What happens

Nuages, Lettres à mon fils est un film belge et allemand réalisé par Marion Hänsel et sorti en 2001. Fascinée par les nuages qu'elle photographie lors de ses voyages, Marion Hänsel s'en sert pour illustrer le récit de lettres adressées à son fils. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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