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A Chainsaw for the Past
A Chainsaw for the Past

A CHAINSAW FOR THE PAST

Een kettingzaag voor het verleden

Directed by Ad 's Gravesande
Netherlands, 1997
Documentary

Synopsis

Documentary-maker Ad ’s Gravesande interviewed van Gasteren in his home in Amsterdam, in Echternach (Luxembourg) where he grew up and on Sardinia where he put himself in the shoes of a shepherd. Interviews and archive footage are juxtaposed with fragments from his films.

Synopsis

Documentary-maker Ad ’s Gravesande interviewed van Gasteren in his home in Amsterdam, in Echternach (Luxembourg) where he grew up and on Sardinia where he put himself in the shoes of a shepherd. Interviews and archive footage are juxtaposed with fragments from his films.