Secret Moments
| Secret Moments | |
|---|---|
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| Written by |
Steff Gruber Mauro Lando |
| Directed by | Steff Gruber |
| Starring |
Judith van den Heuvel Mauro Lando Steff Gruber Arthur Gernandt Linda van Exter Sandra Slagt |
| Theme music composer |
Marc Bänteli Markus Wyrch Ruedi Burckhalter |
| Original language(s) |
German English Dutch |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Steff Gruber |
| Editor(s) |
Steff Gruber Beni Müller |
| Cinematography |
Siegfried Meier Kurt Würmli |
| Running time | 82 minutes |
| Distributor | Filmcoopi |
| Release | |
| Original release |
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Secret Moments is a film by Swiss filmmaker Steff Gruber. It was filmed in the early 1990s in the Netherlands and edited in 2006.
Overview
The Swiss photographer Steff and the Dutch photo model Angela break off their relationship. Angela returns to the Netherlands. Steff also travels to the Netherlands. He wants to make a film there about pornography and eroticism. Angela and Steff meet occasionally, but Angela has difficulty in understanding Steff and his obsession with pictures. He has to decide between Angela and his world of images.
Quote
"For years I have been researching the background of the trade in erotic pictures, not because it is currently in fashion but as someone who is immediately affected: the constant overstimulation has had a direct influence on my life. Although the portrayals of love, sex and eroticism are usually not to my taste and even repellent to me, I find myself unable to escape from this world of images…"
Steff in Secret Moments
Production
Between 1991 and 1995 Steff Gruber was working on a new film, in which he aimed to investigate the erotic codes in interpersonal relationships. But after he had already filmed more than 120 hours' worth of materials, he felt his theme had been overtaken by media developments and so abandoned it. Thirteen years later, Secret Moments was completed after all. Created exclusively from the original film materials, this is a reflection on the project and the reasons for its initial failure.