Paul Nizon: Der Nagel im Kopf
The film tells of the radical life-search by the Swiss writer Paul Nizon, born 1929 in Bern, Switzerland, who became what “he was meant to be” in Paris. Now 90-year-old, Paul Nizon grants insights into his life and work in a self-ironic, direct manner. The intimate portrait of a great literary outsider emerges, for whom the risk of life and the risk of writing merge into one and the same work of art.
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Paul Nizon: Der Nagel im Kopf
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 22, 2020
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Paul Nizon: Der Nagel im Kopf
Production Companies
Ventura Film, RSI, SRG SSR
Director
Christoph Kühn
Description
The film tells of the radical life-search by the Swiss writer Paul Nizon, born 1929 in Bern, Switzerland, who became what “he was meant to be” in Paris. Now 90-year-old, Paul Nizon grants insights into his life and work in a self-ironic, direct manner. The intimate portrait of a great literary outsider emerges, for whom the risk of life and the risk of writing merge into one and the same work of art.
