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The River's Bed streaming

Original title: Dans le lit du Rhône

2017 Movie Switzerland Documentary 88 min

By: Mélanie Pitteloud With: Christophe Laurenti, Stefan Wenger, Régine Bernard

The river Rhône has been straitjacketed for 150 years, the history of a domination of its course by humans. But the river has not yet been tamed. Following some disastrous floods, a gigantic construction site is in the process of ...

Festival Achievements

Visions du Réel 2017

Selections:

Helvétiques

Mood

Engaging

Lyrical

Reflective

Thoughtful

Cast & Crew

Mélanie Pitteloud

Stefan Wenger

Régine Bernard

Christophe Laurenti

Diverse Cast

Experts

Mélanie Pitteloud (Director)

Real-Life Protagonists

Cinematic Technique

Documentary-Style

Naturalistic

Observational

Poetic Visuals

Narrative Structure

Character-Driven

Documentary

Linear

Progressive

Pace

Moderate

Slow-Paced

Steady

Thoughtful

Style

Documentary

Inclusive

Lyrical

Time-Period

Contemporary

Central Conflict

Divergent Opinions

Ecological Vs. Community Needs

Flood Damage

Human-Nature Relationship

River Restoration

Stakeholder Conflict

Characters

Citizens

Engineers

Farmers

Fishermen

Hydrobiologists

Ending

Environmental Renewal

Future-Oriented

Hopeful

Historical Context

Environmental Activism

Post-Flood Recovery

Key Plot Points

Enlarging River Bed

Promoting River Life

Removing Concrete

Plot

Community Involvement

Diverse Perspectives

Environmental Restoration

Flood Aftermath

River Revitalization

Setting

Construction Site

Lake Geneva

Natural Environment

Rhone River

Rhône River

Swiss Alps

Shooting Location

Rhône Valley

Switzerland

Theme

Community Involvement

Environmental Restoration

Human-Nature Relationship

Sustainability

Genre

Documentary

Environmental

Audiences

Community Advocates

Documentary Enthusiasts

Documentary Viewers

Environmental Enthusiasts

Environmentalists

Nature Lovers

Titles

Dans le lit du Rhône

Der Lauf des Flusses

In The Bed Of The Rhône

The River's Bed

Production Countries

Switzerland

Release Year

2017

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