Forever (2006/II)

Director:

Heddy Honigmann

Writers:

Ester Gould (scenario)
Heddy Honigmann (scenario)

Release Date:

12 September 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Forever is a film about the power and vitality of art and a place where love and death go hand in hand and beauty lives on: the Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris.

Plot Keywords:

Grave | Paris France | Artist | Tomb | Interview

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Yoshino Kimura

Runtime:

USA:95 min | Netherlands:97 min (original version)

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (35 mm version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Père-Lachaise cemetery, Paris, France

Company:

Cobos Films B.V.

Trivia:

Won the prize of the Dutch Critics at the Film Festival in Utrecht

We continue in spite of ourselves

I have just seen 'Forever' at the Palm Springs Film Festival, and Pere Lachaise is not only a special place in Paris, but a monumental place on Earth. This film allows us to see both the direct and indirect connections that Life and Death provide us, should we choose to see them and respect them. We are Art, but most times the relics of our corporeal selves is better represented by our stories, all informed by our incredibly particular experiences. By balancing the extraordinarily noteworthy inhabitants of Pere Lachaise with the simply extraordinary (and those of us left behind who acknowledge and respect them) 'Forever' reminds us that the democracy of death has startling and profound connections to all who live - you are alive if you feel pain, joy, inspiration, and love. And perhaps Death's best attribute given back to the living is Love.