The Book of Vision is a 2020 psychological drama film directed by Carlo S. Hintermann (in his narrative feature directorial debut) and starring Charles Dance, Lotte Verbeek and Sverrir Gudnason. Terrence Malick serves as an executive producer.[1][3]

The Book of Vision
Film poster
Directed byCarlo S. Hintermann
Screenplay by
  • Carlo S. Hintermann
  • Marco Saura
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJörg Widmer
Edited byPiero Lassandro
Music byHanan Townshend
Production
companies
  • Citrullo International
  • Luminous Arts Productions
  • Entre Chien et Loup
  • Rai Cinema
Distributed byParkland Entertainment
Release dates
  • September 3, 2020 (2020-09-03) (Venice)[1]
  • July 8, 2021 (2021-07-08) (Italy)
  • January 20, 2023 (2023-01-20) (United Kingdom)
Running time
99 minutes[2]
Countries
  • Italy
  • United Kingdom
  • Belgium
LanguageEnglish

It was selected as the opening film of the International Critics' Week at the 77th Venice International Film Festival.[1][3]

Plot edit

In present day, young doctor Eva leaves her promising career behind to study history of medicine, questioning everything from her nature to her body, her illness and sealed fate. Johan Anmuth is an 18th-century Prussian physician in perpetual struggle between the rise of rationalism and ancient forms of animism. The Book of Vision is a manuscript that sweeps these two existences up, blending them into a never-ending vortex. Nothing expires in its time. Only what you desire is real, not merely what happens.[4]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b c Grater, Tom (6 July 2020). "'The Book Of Vision', Exec Produced By Terrence Malick, To Open Venice Critics' Week". deadline.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ^ "The Book of Vision (2022)". British Film Classification Office. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Vivarelli, Nick (6 July 2020). "Terrence Malick-Produced Costume Drama 'The Book of Vision' to Open Venice Critics' Week (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  4. ^ "The Book of Vision". sicvenezia.it. International Critics' Week. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

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