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Le MILIEU DU MONDE (Original title)MIDDLE OF THE WORLD (Alternative title)CENTRE OF THE WORLD (Alternative title)
Date: 1974 (Release)

Countries: Switzerland, France

Director: Alain Tanner

Synopsis: The tale of two people who find a lively love relationship, finally frittered away by subtle differences.

Genre:
Drama
Releases
Date: 1974not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm FilmRuntime: 117 mins Length: 10496 Feet

Credits (31)
Production Company: Citel Films, Production Company: Action Films, Production Company: SSR Télévision Suisse, Producer: Yves Peyrot, Associate Producer: Yves Gasser, Production Manager: Bernard Lorain, Production Supervisor: Anita Peyrot, Assistant Director: Michel Schopfer, Assistant Director: Nicolas Philibert, Script Girl: Madeleine Fonjallaz, Screenplay: Alain Tanner, Screenplay: John Berger, Adaptation/Dialogue: Alain Tanner, Director of Photography: Renato Berta, Camera Assistant: Carlo Varini, Camera Assistant: Daniel Briedler, Electrician: Robert Boner, Grip: Aldo Ricci, Grip: Claudio Ricci, Stills Photography: Roswitha Hecke, Editor: Brigitte Sousselier, Assistant Editor: Marc Blavet, Art Director: Serge Etter, Music: Patrick Moraz, Music Recording: Jean Ristori, Sound Engineer: Pierre Gamet, Sound Assistant: Luc Yersin, Sound Re-recording: Peter Begert, Stunts: Serge Bourlier, Publicity: Michel Boujut
Cast (28)
Claire Dominique (), Olimpia Carlisi (Adriana), Philippe Léotard (Paul), Juliet Berto (Juliette), Denise Perron (Widow Schmidt, café owner), Jacques Denis (Marcel), Roger Jendly (Roger), Gilbert Bahon (Albert), Pierre Walker (President of ADP), Paul Pasquier (Gavault), Adrien Nicati (Paul's father), Pierre Ruegg, Alain Chevallier, Robert Guillon, Charles Gleyvod, Albert Itten, Lise Lachenal, André Schmidt, Michel Fidanza, Arthur Grosjean, Hugues Kastner, Gérard Despierre, Roland Amstutz, Jacques Michel, Gilbert Divorne, Guillaume Chenevière, André Neury, Alfredo Gnassio
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (18)
In: Time Out n382 22 Jul 1977  Page: 8
Title: [Time Out - n382 22 Jul 1977: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v44 n523 August 1977  Pages: 170-171
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v44 n523 August 1977: no known title]Language: English

In: The Listener v98 n2519 28 Jul 1977  Page: 122
Title: [The Listener - v98 n2519 28 Jul 1977: no known title]Language: English

In: Ciné-Tracts v1 n1 Spring 1977  Pages: Spring 15-26
Title: [Ciné-Tracts - v1 n1 Spring 1977: no known title]Language: English
Description: 2 letters by John Berger To Olympia Carlisi and Philippe Léotard.

In: Jump Cut n7 May/Jun 1975  Pages: 7-8
Title: [Jump Cut - n7 May/Jun 1975: no known title]Language: English

In: Thousand Eyes Magazine n5 December 1975  Page: 9
Title: [The Thousand Eyes Magazine - n5 December 1975: no known title]Language: English

In: Avant-Scène du Cinéma n153 December 1974  Pages: 63-65
Title: [L'Avant-Scène du Cinéma - n153 December 1974: no known title]Language: French

In: Cinématographe n10 Nov/Dec 1974  Page: 4
Title: [Cinématographe - n10 Nov/Dec 1974: no known title]Language: French

In: Le Film Francais n1547 13 Sep 1974  Page: 22
Title: [ Le Film Francais - n1547 13 Sep 1974: no known title]Language: French

In: Jeune Cinéma n82 November 1974  Pages: 44-45
Title: [Jeune Cinéma - n82 November 1974: no known title]Language: French

In: Image et Son n290 November 1974  Pages: 106-108
Title: [Image et Son - n290 November 1974: no known title]Language: French

In: The Hollywood Reporter v233 n31 22 Oct 1974  Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v233 n31 22 Oct 1974: no known title]Language: English

In: Téléciné n191-192 Sep-Oct 1974  Pages: 32-33
Title: Films nouveaux - Le Milieu du mondeAuthor: SERRE, Olivier Article type: CreditsLanguage: French

In: Variety 21 Aug 1974  Page: 22
Title: [Variety - 21 Aug 1974: no known title]Language: English

In:   Pages: 71-76
Title: [ - : no known title]

In:   Pages: 268-70
Title: [ - : no known title]

In:   Pages: 45-47
Title: [ - : no known title]
Description: Review and notes about the making of the film by Alain Tanner.

In:   Pages: 16-18
Title: [ - : no known title]
Description: Discussion of Renato Berta's camerawork.


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (2)
Title: Revisioning Europe: the films of John Berger and Alain Tanner
Author: WHITE, Jerry  Pages: x, 243 pages

Title: Le milieu du monde, ou le cinema selon Tanner
Author: BOUJUT, Michel  Pages: 184p.