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Peter Mettler is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Executive Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Sound Designer and Cinematography Canadien born on 7 september 1958 at Toronto (Canada)
Peter Mettler (born September 7, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian film director and cinematographer.
He went on to study cinema at Ryerson University (1977–1982) where he made two short films, Lancalot Freely (1980) and Gregory (1981), and the award-winning feature film Scissere (1982).
It is at Ryerson where Mettler began to collaborate with many of his contemporaries. Further to his own work Mettler, an acclaimed cinematographer, shot the first two films of Atom Egoyan, and the early works of Patricia Rozema, Bruce McDonald, Jeremy Podeswa, Ron Mann, and many other independent film makers in the 1980s.
Mettler's subsequent films explore themes foreshadowed in his earliest works – the wonder and intrigue of human perception, technology’s ability to both liberate and enslave, the authenticity of experience through the illusion of cinema, the ephemeral essence that exists beyond a photographed subject, and the ease at which reality slips into abstraction.
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Peter Mettler
Birth name Peter Mark Mettler
Nationality Canada
Birth 7 september 1958 (66 years) at Toronto (Canada)
Nationality Canada
Birth 7 september 1958 (66 years) at Toronto (Canada)
Biography
Peter Mettler was born in 1958 to Swiss parents and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He became interested in the power of film and images at an early age, making his first films, Super 8 #1 and Reverie, at the age of eighteen.He went on to study cinema at Ryerson University (1977–1982) where he made two short films, Lancalot Freely (1980) and Gregory (1981), and the award-winning feature film Scissere (1982).
It is at Ryerson where Mettler began to collaborate with many of his contemporaries. Further to his own work Mettler, an acclaimed cinematographer, shot the first two films of Atom Egoyan, and the early works of Patricia Rozema, Bruce McDonald, Jeremy Podeswa, Ron Mann, and many other independent film makers in the 1980s.
Mettler's subsequent films explore themes foreshadowed in his earliest works – the wonder and intrigue of human perception, technology’s ability to both liberate and enslave, the authenticity of experience through the illusion of cinema, the ephemeral essence that exists beyond a photographed subject, and the ease at which reality slips into abstraction.
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Filmography of Peter Mettler (8 films)
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The End of Time (2012)
, 1h49Directed by Peter Mettler
Genres Documentary
Actors Peter Mettler, Richie Hawtin
Rating61%
Mettler interviews a range of people, including particle physicists at the Large Hadron Collider, DJ Richie Hawtin, an environmentalist, activists who seek to renovate Detroit, a hermit who lives on an island threatened by a volcano, and Indian Buddhists, who perform a funeral ritual. Each give their interpretation of what time is and what it means to them. The final interview subject, Mettler's mother, says that we must use what time we are given well.
The Giant Buddhas (2006)
, 1h35Directed by Christian Frei
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about religion, Documentary films about terrorism, Political films, Films about Buddhism, Films about Islam
Actors Peter Mettler
Rating72%
Gambling, Gods and LSD (2002)
, 3hDirected by Peter Mettler
Genres Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Govinda, Peter Mettler
Roles Himself
Rating69%
Gambling, Gods and LSD is a "travel diary" that loosely documents director Peter Mettler's "introspective journey" through four countries: Canada, the United States, Switzerland and India. The film consists of four segments, each showing what people do to discover themselves and find happiness.
Director
The End of Time (2012)
, 1h49Directed by Peter Mettler
Genres Documentary
Actors Peter Mettler, Richie Hawtin
Rating61%
Mettler interviews a range of people, including particle physicists at the Large Hadron Collider, DJ Richie Hawtin, an environmentalist, activists who seek to renovate Detroit, a hermit who lives on an island threatened by a volcano, and Indian Buddhists, who perform a funeral ritual. Each give their interpretation of what time is and what it means to them. The final interview subject, Mettler's mother, says that we must use what time we are given well.
Gambling, Gods and LSD (2002)
, 3hDirected by Peter Mettler
Genres Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Govinda, Peter Mettler
Rating69%
Gambling, Gods and LSD is a "travel diary" that loosely documents director Peter Mettler's "introspective journey" through four countries: Canada, the United States, Switzerland and India. The film consists of four segments, each showing what people do to discover themselves and find happiness.
Tectonic Plates (1992)
Directed by Peter Mettler
Genres Drama
Actors Marie Gignac, Normand Bissonnette, Céline Bonnier, Boyd Daniel Clack, Richard Fréchette, Robert Lepage
Rating61%
Madeleine (played by Marie Gignac) is studying art in Montreal, Canada. When her beloved professor (played by Robert Lepage) disappears, Madeleine decides to kill herself in the romantic setting of Venice. However, drug addict Constance (played by Céline Bonnier) dissuades her. Meanwhile, the professor has moved to New York, where he becomes a successful transvestite talk show host under the name of Jennifer.
The Top of His Head (1989)
, 1h50Directed by Peter Mettler
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Stephen Ouimette, David Fox, Gary Reineke, Julian Richings
Rating65%
Un vendeur de récepteurs satellites, est pris dans une suite d’imbroglio, qui vont le révéler à lui-même et le faire rencontrer une artiste donnant accès à un monde ébouriffant. Poursuite, arrestations, violences afin de mettre en exergue la difficulté de fixer sa propre identité.
Scriptwriter
The End of Time (2012)
, 1h49Directed by Peter Mettler
Genres Documentary
Actors Peter Mettler, Richie Hawtin
Rating61%
Mettler interviews a range of people, including particle physicists at the Large Hadron Collider, DJ Richie Hawtin, an environmentalist, activists who seek to renovate Detroit, a hermit who lives on an island threatened by a volcano, and Indian Buddhists, who perform a funeral ritual. Each give their interpretation of what time is and what it means to them. The final interview subject, Mettler's mother, says that we must use what time we are given well.
Gambling, Gods and LSD (2002)
, 3hDirected by Peter Mettler
Genres Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Govinda, Peter Mettler
Roles Writer
Rating69%
Gambling, Gods and LSD is a "travel diary" that loosely documents director Peter Mettler's "introspective journey" through four countries: Canada, the United States, Switzerland and India. The film consists of four segments, each showing what people do to discover themselves and find happiness.
Tectonic Plates (1992)
Directed by Peter Mettler
Genres Drama
Actors Marie Gignac, Normand Bissonnette, Céline Bonnier, Boyd Daniel Clack, Richard Fréchette, Robert Lepage
Roles Writer
Rating61%
Madeleine (played by Marie Gignac) is studying art in Montreal, Canada. When her beloved professor (played by Robert Lepage) disappears, Madeleine decides to kill herself in the romantic setting of Venice. However, drug addict Constance (played by Céline Bonnier) dissuades her. Meanwhile, the professor has moved to New York, where he becomes a successful transvestite talk show host under the name of Jennifer.
The Top of His Head (1989)
, 1h50Directed by Peter Mettler
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Stephen Ouimette, David Fox, Gary Reineke, Julian Richings
Roles Writer
Rating65%
Un vendeur de récepteurs satellites, est pris dans une suite d’imbroglio, qui vont le révéler à lui-même et le faire rencontrer une artiste donnant accès à un monde ébouriffant. Poursuite, arrestations, violences afin de mettre en exergue la difficulté de fixer sa propre identité.
Producer
The End of Time (2012)
, 1h49Directed by Peter Mettler
Genres Documentary
Actors Peter Mettler, Richie Hawtin
Roles Executive Producer
Rating61%
Mettler interviews a range of people, including particle physicists at the Large Hadron Collider, DJ Richie Hawtin, an environmentalist, activists who seek to renovate Detroit, a hermit who lives on an island threatened by a volcano, and Indian Buddhists, who perform a funeral ritual. Each give their interpretation of what time is and what it means to them. The final interview subject, Mettler's mother, says that we must use what time we are given well.
Gambling, Gods and LSD (2002)
, 3hDirected by Peter Mettler
Genres Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Govinda, Peter Mettler
Roles Executive Producer
Rating69%
Gambling, Gods and LSD is a "travel diary" that loosely documents director Peter Mettler's "introspective journey" through four countries: Canada, the United States, Switzerland and India. The film consists of four segments, each showing what people do to discover themselves and find happiness.
Cameraman
The End of Time (2012)
, 1h49Directed by Peter Mettler
Genres Documentary
Actors Peter Mettler, Richie Hawtin
Roles Director of Photography
Rating61%
Mettler interviews a range of people, including particle physicists at the Large Hadron Collider, DJ Richie Hawtin, an environmentalist, activists who seek to renovate Detroit, a hermit who lives on an island threatened by a volcano, and Indian Buddhists, who perform a funeral ritual. Each give their interpretation of what time is and what it means to them. The final interview subject, Mettler's mother, says that we must use what time we are given well.
Gambling, Gods and LSD (2002)
, 3hDirected by Peter Mettler
Genres Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Govinda, Peter Mettler
Roles Director of Photography
Rating69%
Gambling, Gods and LSD is a "travel diary" that loosely documents director Peter Mettler's "introspective journey" through four countries: Canada, the United States, Switzerland and India. The film consists of four segments, each showing what people do to discover themselves and find happiness.