Spira Mirabilis (2016)

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Country: Italy, Switzerland
Genres: Documentary
Release: 2016-09-04 (Italy) (Venice Film Festival), 2016-09-22 (Italy)
Director: Massimo D’Anolfi , Martina Parenti
Writers: Massimo D’Anolfi , Martina Parenti
Language: Italian | Swiss German | French | Japanese | English
Stars: Marina Vlady , Shin Kubota , Felix Rohner
Runtime: 121 min
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations
AKA: Spira Mirabilis , Spira Mirabilis. Poszerzenie pola świadomości (Poland) , Spira Mirabilis (Italy)
Plot: In an abandoned theater, French actress Marina Vlady recites from Borges' classic short story "The Immortal" - Japanese research scientist Shin Kubota sings praise to Turritopsis dorhnii, the jellyfish capable of incessantly rejuvenating itself - the workers of the 600-year-old association to maintain Milan's Duomo subject the cathedral's exquisite statues to perpetual regeneration - Swiss musician/inventors Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer persistently refine the Hang, their pitch-perfect steel percussion instrument - Native American community leaders Leola One Feather and Moses Brings Plenty preserve the centuries-old spiritual resistance of their Oglala Sioux tribe - Award-winning documentary filmmakers Massimo D'Anolfi and Martina Parenti present a mesmerizing tribute to humankind's aspirations for immortality by showing us a portrait of our efforts to overcome (or accept) our own limits. They share their fascinating discoveries in a visual symphony to the power and harmony of nature's elements: water, earth, air and fire. From Milan to Wounded Knee, USA, from Bern to Shirahama, Japan, the traces of the filmmakers' travels spiral wonderfully into a symbol of perfection and infinity: SPIRA MIRABILIS.
IMDB:tt5917932