Irish philosopher Edmund Burke embarks on a tour of the Alps, hoping to regain his lost inspiration. Suffocated by debts, Burke places all his rebound hopes on the re-edition of his youth authorial masterpiece. The trip devolves into a disaster, as Burke is overcome by feelings of bitterness, self-pity, and suicidal obsession. Featuring one of the most renowned thinkers of modern political philosophy, this fictional and reflective road movie delves into our inherent weakness to grasp the mysteries of nature and existence.
The Trouble with Nature
The Trouble with Nature
61st TIFF: Greek premiere
Screening Schedule
No physical screenings scheduled. |
- Direction: Illum Jacobi
- Script: Hans Frederik Jacobsen & Illum Jacobi
- Cinematography: Frederik Jacobi
- Editing: Alexandra Strauss
- Sound: Adrian Aurelius
- Music: Danny Bensi & Saunder Jurriaans
- Actors: Antony Langdon, Nathalia Acevedo
- Production: La Fabrica Nocturna Cinéma, Adomeit Film
- Producers: Illum Jacobi, Xavier, Rocher, Marina Perales Marhuenda, Katja Adomeit
- Sets: Sara Sachs
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: Denmark, France
- Production Year: 2020
- Duration: 95'
- Contact: Ramonda Inc.
Illum Jacobi
Ιllum Jacobi comes from a background in mountaineering and high-risk long expeditions into the Arctic and Amazon. He has studied Cinematography at the Danish Film School and began to make films with scientists and artists studying our relationship to nature. This theme is now continued in the form of fiction, with a series of feature projects based on his own experiences in the wilderness. His first film, TheTrouble With Nature, depicting the restless spirit of the Romantic era, was shot with just two actors, in the remote regions of the Alps.
Filmography
2020 The Trouble with Nature
