Tuvalu (film)

Tuvalu
Tuvalu
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Veit Helmer
Written by	Michaela Beck; Veit Helmer; Lyudmila Merdzhanska;
Produced by	Vladimir Andreev
Starring	Denis Lavant; Chulpan Khamatova; Philippe Clay;
Cinematography	Emil Hristow
Edited by	Araksi Muhibyan
Music by	Goran Bregović; Jürgen Knieper;
Production; company	Veit Helmer Filmproduktion;
Distributed by	Buena Vista International
Release dates	16 October 1999 (Chicago International Film Festival); 19 November 1999 (Mar del Plata Film Festival); 7 December 1999 (Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival); 22 June 2000 (Germany);
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	Various

Tuvalu is a 1999 experimental movie from Germany.^[2] The style evokes early 20th Century Silent movies and motifs commonly found in German expressionism. The sparse dialog is presented in a mix of European languages. The film stars Denis Lavant as Anton and Chulpan Khamatova as Eva.^[3]

The film focuses on Anton as he tries to win the heart of Eva and save his family's bath house from the wrecking ball.

References

^ ^a ^b "Tuvalu". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2025.
^ Holden, Stephen. "FILM IN REVIEW; 'Tuvalu'". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
^ LaSalle, Mick. "'TUVALU'". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 16 September 2020.