The Shelter
General Information
- Original Title
- L'Abri
- Author/Creator
- Melgar, Fernand, director.
- Language
- Romanian, Spanish, Wolof, Fula.
- Subtitles
- English
- Published
- Switzerland, 2014.
- Physical Description
- Blu-Ray (102 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00005671
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- The film charts a cold winter at an emergency shelter for the homeless in Lausanne. The nightly ritual always includes a struggle at the door for the 50 spaces available, with many inevitably turned away to take their chances on the snowy streets. The cast of characters are drawn from the homeless of Lausanne, among them families and former-businesspeople from Southern and Eastern Europe and North Africa, and the staff of the shelter. Melgar pays particular attention to two struggling families and to the articulate Amadou, a young man from North Africa taking the risk of going through the official channels in an attempt to obtain citizenship. The hoops of Swiss bureaucracy are evident in the film, with both the nightly residents and staff rebelling in their small ways. The traditional, verité approach is an appropriate conclusion to Melgar's trilogy on migration and its Swiss institutions, coming after The Fortress and Emmy-nominated Special Flight.
Subjects
- Genre
- Documentary films
Bibliographic Information
- Title Translation
- The Shelter
- Note
- Film also on HDD Verzio11/12 located: M22 R17 S2 R4
- Library Special Collection
- Verzio Film Festival Submission
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Call Number | Status | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blu-Ray Disc | OSA Film Library | FL Record 3916 | Available | - | - |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 3916 (HU_OSA_00005671.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |