Switzerland / Jan 17, 1990 / Solothurn Film Festival
A ninety minute celluloid improvisation
1h 30min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
An avant-garde documentary film on English guitarist, composer and improviser Fred Frith.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Cyro Baptista | Self |
| Joey Baron | Self |
| Iva Bittová | Self |
| Tom Cora | Self |
| Jean Derome | Self |
| Pavel Fajt | Self |
| Haco | Self (as Haco Mizoguchi) |
| Eitetsu Hayashi | Self |
| Tim Hodgkinson | Self |
| Arto Lindsay | Self |
| René Lussier | Self |
| Kevin Norton | Self |
| Bob Ostertag | Self |
| Zeena Parkins | Self |
| Yasushi Utsunomia | Self |
| John Zorn | Self |
Genres
DocumentaryMusic
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Step Across the Border |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany, Switzerland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Balzli & Cie Filmproduktion, CineNomad, BR, NDR, WDR |
| Release date | 18 maggio 1990 |
| Production | Res Balzli, Bernd Michael Fincke, Gerhard Honal, Nicolas Humbert, Silvia Koller, Werner Penzel |
| Writer | Werner Penzel, Nicolas Humbert |
| Editing | Silvia Koller, Gisela Castronari, Vera Burnus |
| Cinematography | Oscar Salgado, Dieter Fahrer |
| Assistant directors | Peter Zobel, Nicolas Humbert, Werner Penzel |
| Lighting | Claudia Kantner |
| Camera operators | Oscar Salgado, Dieter Fahrer |
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| Additional photography | Oscar Salgado, Dieter Fahrer |
| Production design | Lecco |
| Art direction | Lecco |
| Set decoration | Lecco |
| Visual effects | Lecco |
| Music | Fred Frith, Vera Burnus, Rainer Carben, Guillermo del Castillo, Benedykt Grodon, Max Rammler-Rogall, Jean Vapeur |
| Sound | Fred Frith, Vera Burnus, Rainer Carben, Guillermo del Castillo, Benedykt Grodon, Max Rammler-Rogall, Jean Vapeur |
Release dates
Premiere
Germany / Feb 11, 1990 / Berlin International Film Festival
Canada / Sep 08, 1990 / Toronto International Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Feb 19, 1992 / New York City, New York
Theatrical release
Switzerland / May 18, 1990
Germany / Jun 19, 2025
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