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Step Across the Border is a Allemand film of genre Documentary directed by Nicolas Humbert released in USA on 1 january 1990 with Fred Frith

Step Across the Border (1990)

Step Across the Border
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Released in USA 1 january 1990
Length 1h30
Directed by ,    
OriginGerman
Genres Documentary,    Musical
Rating79% 3.958383.958383.958383.958383.95838

Step Across the Border is a 1990 avant-garde documentary film on English guitarist, composer and improviser Fred Frith. It was written and directed by Nicolas Humbert and Werner Penzel and released in Germany and Switzerland. The film was screened in cinemas in North America, South America, Europe and Japan, and on television in the United States, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and France. It was also released on VHS by RecRec Music (Switzerland) in 1990, and was later released on DVD by Winter & Winter (Germany) in 2003.

Shot in black and white, the 35mm documentary was filmed between 1988 and 1990 in Japan, Italy, France, Germany, England, the United States and Switzerland, and shows Frith rehearsing, performing, giving interviews and relaxing. Other musicians featured include René Lussier, Iva Bittová, Tom Cora, Tim Hodgkinson, Bob Ostertag and John Zorn.

The film won "Best Documentary" at the European Film Awards in 1990. A companion soundtrack album, Step Across the Border was also released by RecRec Music in 1990.

Synopsis

Un film documentaire d'avant-garde sur le guitariste, compositeur et improvisateur anglais Fred Frith.

Actors

Fred Frith

(Self)Iva Bittová

(Self)Jean Derome
John Zorn

(Self)Jonas Mekas

(Butterfly Wing)Robert Frank

(vieil homme dans le train)
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