To The Other Shore (1996)
A poetic diary film about motherhood and psychoanalysis
A deeply personal study of motherhood as a ‘rite of passage’. It interweaves moments from the filmmaker’s childhood, family life and psychotherapy with world events, including the Holocaust, the Vietnam War and the Chernobyl nuclear accident, to evoke the complex inner world of maternal experience. Grethel’s tale from the fairy story Hansel and Grethel juxtaposes the personal story with a mythical exploration of freedom and individual responsibility.
Director: Jeni Thornley
Runtime: 51 min
Release Date: August 1, 1996
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Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is To The Other Shore about?
- A deeply personal study of motherhood as a ‘rite of passage’. It interweaves moments from the filmmaker’s childhood, family life and psychotherapy with world events, including the Holocaust, the Vietnam War and the Chernobyl nuclear accident, to evoke the complex inner world of maternal experience. Grethel’s tale from the fairy story Hansel and Grethel juxtaposes the personal story with a mythical exploration of freedom and individual responsibility.
- Who directed To The Other Shore?
- To The Other Shore was directed by Jeni Thornley.
- Who stars in To The Other Shore?
- To The Other Shore stars Anne Tenney, Lynette Curran, Xenia Natalenko, Judi Farr.
- How long is To The Other Shore?
- To The Other Shore has a runtime of 51m (51 minutes).