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GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 1977 - 30 July. 7 August

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PAN

Category: Edition 1977

Synopsis
The monotonous rhythm of the rain drops on the pond weakens. Shivering birds make play their feathers. A swan emerges from the waters with vigorous wings and rushes toward the vast swamps where a curling choir salutes the sun. A prodigious symphony rises from the country of reeds. There are the fiery clarinets of the heron and coot, and the great bittern who holds the bass ...
Suddenly all life freezes. A new, far-off sound first comes closer ...
A boy appears in his boat. As long as its human form traverses the surrounding nature, all living beings will avoid it and save themselves. If he can metamorphose and integrate into the reality of nature, some secrets could be revealed to him.
And the miracle takes place ...

Original Title PAN
Category Official Competition
Section Official Competition
Tipology Short Film
Duration 23'
Production Year 1962
Nationality Netherlands
Directed by Herman van der Horst
Screenplay Herman van der Horst

 regista Herman van der HorstHERMAN VAN DER HORST

Herman van der Horst (Alblasserdam, 30 December 1910 - Haarlem, 8 January 1976) was a Dutch film director, producer and screenwriter.
Van der Horst became well-known with his movie film Faja Lobbi (1960); a documentary in color over the interior of Suriname. At the Berlin Film Festival, the film won a Golden Bear for best documentary (1960), and in 1963 the film received The Ward of Merrit at the Melbourne Film Festival. Van der Horst also wrote a book: Faja Lobbi; impressions of the interior of Suriname.
Also from his hand are the short films: Price the sea from 1959 (Golden Bear for best short film) and Toccata from 1969. This last film was nominated as best short film for the Cannes Film Festival.
So, his documentary about the reconstruction of Rotterdam, won in 1953 the prize for the best 'realistic short film' at the Cannes film festival.
The short film Amsterdam was shown outside competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 1965. That year, Van der Horst sat on the international jury for the short film competition of the festival.
Herman van der Horst died at the age of 65.