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By The Grace of God

Synopsis

By the Grace of God depicts the world of Jürgen, a tormented provocateur without a past or background, whose delusions of grandeur lead him to England in search of his place in history and his sovereign right to the throne.

A tapestry of feelings and ideas reveals a man who is simultaneously illuminated and tragic, who lives in the cracks of reality.

Details

Year
2010
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
37 mins
Format
16mm, Hi8
Director
Ralitza Petrova
Producer
Michelle Eastwood
Editor
Hazel Baillie
Screenwriter
Ralitza Petrova
Director of Photography
Dan Stafford-Clark
Production Designer
James Spencer
Sound
Gunnar Oskarsson
Composer
Stuart Earl
Principal cast
Artur Albrecht

Genre

Experimental Woman Director

Categories

Fiction Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

NFTS

Hemant Sharda
Station Road
Beaconsfield, HP9 1LG
UK

T +44 (0)1494 671234

festivals@nfts.co.uk

Sales Company

NFTS

Hemant Sharda
Station Road
Beaconsfield, HP9 1LG
UK

T +44 (0)1494 671234

festivals@nfts.co.uk

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