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A disturbing exploration of what it means to be a man «Desert Wind» unveils the innermost thoughts of 13 men about their lives and male identity, making a clean sweep of clichés. Their revelations — a glimpse of the hidden side that few men spontaneously reveal — are of equal interest for women.

«Desert Wind» is both a group-adventure documentary and a true work of creation. François Kohler feature lenght documentary has met great public success in Switzerland and Belgium. A coproduction by Swiss producer XL production for film & TV (Heinz Dill and Xavier Grin), the National Film Board of Canada (Yves Bisaillon), Swiss Television TSR/SSR-SRG idée suisse, French broadcaster Arte and Instant Film.

 
 

After its public successES in SWITZERLAND, Belgium, AT FILM FORUM IN NEW-YORK and IN QUEBEC, Desert Wind WILL BE AVALAIBLE ON DVD.



DESERT WIND on DVD

The DVD is avalaible since mid-October, in a co-publishing with the Canadian National Film Board.

The DVD includes an interview with Guy CORNEAU, Canadian psychoanalist, writer and lecturer.

Interviews also with group leader Alexis Burger and director François Kohler.

Film and interviews are subtitled in English and German.

TO ORDER THE DVD:

SF 35.- (Including VAT 7.6%) + SF 5.-- postage /SF 10.- for Europe.

To order from SWITZERLAND, click here.

To order from EUROPE, click here.

For any other informations, write to info@lesouffledudesert.com.

CANADA, USA and the rest of the world :

For Canada, USA and the rest of the world, order at the Canadian National Film Board.

With the support of Guy CORNEAU

November 2006, psychiatrist, writer and lecturer Guy CORNEAU took part in a series of events organised along DESERT WIND's DVD release in Switzerland and Belgium.


USA and CANADA :

NEW-YORK, Desert Wind was screened at the Film Forum in February 2006


NY's reviews :

“Tracks thirteen men who have been brought together for a two-week trek in the Tunisian desert…the true subject matter is the men’s worries, their thoughts on relationships, and, in general, the psyche of the modern male…Watching the subjects’ emotional inhibitions get gradually peeled away is often fascinating.”

New York Magazine

“As the rigors of the trek become more grueling, the revelations grow more intimate. In the funniest scene, the men take turns stripping naked and talking about their bodies…DESERT WIND manages to take us to a seldom-visited place: the hidden corners of the straight male mind.”

Dana Stevens, The New York Times

“Led by a Swiss psychotherapist, the men confront their emotions and explode our beer-and-football notions of male bonding…their newfound openness with each other and themselves makes for funny, moving and riveting viewing.”

Steve Gartland, The L Magazine

“Fascinating.”

Jan Stuart, Newsday
by LC