Day Is Done

Synopsis: A smokestack stubbornly pierces the sky. Trains rumble by down below. Lights come on in the buildings as night falls. There is a man behind the camera, looking for an image -- of himself? Of the world? Of society? By day and night, in rain and snow, he stands filming at the window of his studio. Periodically we hear people leaving messages on his answering machine. They talk about the weather while on vacation and congratulate him on his birthday. His father dies, a child is born, the young family begins to fall apart. Time passes. Slowly the cityscape morphs into the inner landscape of the man behind the camera.
Genre: Documentary
Director(s): Thomas Imbach
Production: Other German Cinema Distributor
  1 win & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Year:
2011
111 min
Website
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Hi, this is...

Mrs. Ruebistuebi.

It's 11:
45.

I just got home.

I'm in a good mood;

it feels like weekend again.

So, I would be ready to come.

I'll just take a quick shower

and I guess you'll probably call me

when you're back.

Ciao.

Hello there,

Gsell calling!

In case you're really

not at home

please call me

back later.

Actually, I just wanted

to give you a good tip:

a dip in the lake wouldn't be

a bad idea this afternoon.

Adieu.

Bye-bye.

Hello.

Everybody's out.

You're probably having a great dinner.

Is the walkie-talkie working?

Have you got all your marbles?

Is everyone working hard?

Bye. Give me a call.

Listen, I have a problem, the antennas...

the old ones that telescope,

that you use for long distances,

you didn't send them back.

Do you still have them?

Let me know

as soon as possible. Thanks. Ciao.

Hello, hello.

Still not at home?

Thomas Imbach, hello!

This is Frances.

Listen, I'll be in Zurich for a while

and will be at home tonight,

later.

For God's sake,

you said that 3 hours ago,

that you would call back soon.

I wanna know now. Bye.

Yes, hello, it's me.

Please answer if you're there.

Yes, hello.

We just called too and...

Oh, answering machines...

But we have to say goodbye.

We'll be here 'til about 10 tomorrow,

then we're off to the airport

to start our trip.

I hope you have a nice evening,

it's marvelous out:

no clouds,

really warm,

what more could anyone want.

Ciao. Sleep well, Thomas.

Hello, it's me.

I wanted to ask

if you've done sulking,

just wondering

where things stand...

I'll be at home tomorrow morning,

if you feel like calling.

Or else

some other time.

Ciao.

Are you there?

Hello Thomas. We're not coming home

'til Sunday afternoon at 4, flying Varig.

I mean Monday,

we leave on Sunday.

We've been delayed

a couple of days.

Take care. We're fine.

I thought it's easiest if you come

to the lido at noon;

you can pick me up

so we can go home together

or we can eat something there.

You can bring something for lunch...

I'll take your bathing trunks,

just in case.

I'll be down by the lake.

You'll see me.

Just to let you know we're back.

And the weather's good here, too.

In good health and hungry

after sitting around airports

for something like 14 hours.

We just don't have our luggage yet.

We'll call back later.

So, you've already left again.

I wasn't out;

I was only taking a shower

and wanted to call back.

I'll try again later, I guess.

I'm going to play volleyball in a bit

but should be home by evening.

Bye, see you later.

Hello Thomas.

I just talked to Granny

and heard that you're coming,

she said on Tuesday.

She asked me

if I'd come too.

So I just wanted to say,

I'll be there around 12

so we would eat spaghetti around 12,

because I can't wait 'til one.

So, good-bye Thomas.

Hello Thomas.

I just wanted to say,

I wish you a very

happy birthday.

Again.

More later when I see you.

Good luck. Ciao.

Happy Birthday!

All the best.

What are you up to?

Are you already out?

Maybe we can get together.

Come to Lucerne, okay?

It snowed hard this morning.

Ciao ciao.

I wish you all the best. -Yes!

-It's almost noon.

Me too, ''Bachel.''

Have a nice day

and show up in Bern again soon.

Ciao!

Hello, it's me.

You never call me.

I thought I'd see

what you're up to

on a Saturday evening

all alone in Zurich.

Thomas...

It's your birth... I mean Saint's day

and I wish you all the best.

This is Granny.

Hear you soon.

What the heck are you up to?

Keep your head straight.

I'm looking at you,

the way you're looking at the mountains.

Look, how nice it is.

It's wonderful.

It's nice now.

Do you think it's coming soon?

What? The sun?

No, the mountain.

The sun is trying to break through.

It would be even nicer then.

You're really something.

You haven't changed much.

- No?

- No, no.

You were always a little bit like that,

even as a boy. -Restless?

Restless, yes.

But drive carefully, okay?

Yes, I'm a gentle driver.

When you're alone in the car,

you're not so gentle.

You think so? Have you ever been

with me when no one was with me?

No, but...

You have that feeling, right?

I have the feeling and

you also have it.

I have to check my hair.

You're such a rascal.

I want to see that film too.

You don't like scattering them?

No, then you don't

have any keepsake.

- You can have a keepsake anyway.

- What with?

There wouldn't even be a grave.

Yes there would,

you can still go to the grave.

How? If it's on

the peak of the Pilatus?

Hey? Silly thoughts...

- It's really pouring, isn't it.

- It sure is.

All these silly thoughts.

Dad, just look at us.

- We're pretty silly, right?

- Why?

In this downpour,

spending time with you.

Well, you know,

the bright ones,

never get brighter.

If anything, dumber.

Hello Thomas.

We want to wish you

Happy Easter,

but you must be far away...

or maybe you are here,

maybe you'll even come say hello.

You never answered

about the 25th...

of April...

about going to Basel. Father says,

I shouldn't say everything at once.

Hello! We got home

and looked at the Zurich paper.

I'm sure you've seen it.

Congratulations.

The review is great

and they even chose

a photo from your film.

Bravo!

We have to drink a toast to that.

Hello, this is Elke Mller from

German TV ''Kleines Fernsehspiel.''

You sent me a

project proposal, called Busyness.

I am very sorry,

I'm afraid that

at the editorial conference

yesterday, we rejected it.

But I wanted to

let you know right away,

so that you can carry on

applying for funding.

I'm really sorry.

But do get in touch again.

Until then, goodbye.

Hello, this is the Swiss Bank Association.

I am calling regarding

your film project Busyness

and I would like

to learn a little more about it.

This is Bank Leu, I'd like to take a look

at our building in Stettbach with you...

This is the Swiss Volksbank

getting back to your project.

We discussed it

with the executive board

and would like

to look at one or two of your films

before making a decision.

I just want to say

I'm sorry,

that it also hurts me

to hurt you so badly,

and that I...

can't really explain

why it escalated like that, but...

and...

This is Rolf.

Ciao Thomas.

How are you? I heard that

your father's sick. Give me a call.

We're here in Levkadas

and we're all fine.

Just want to say hello to you

and to Monika too.

Bye, bye, if you hear this message.

It's all... The weather's good

and so is the food

and it's an ugly boat,

but we're having a good time anyway.

Ciao Thomas, ciao.

Hello Thomas!

Well, we're back:

flew back today,

through thick, thick fog,

a real pea soup fog,

before landing in Zurich.

And now

it's 30(celsius) here, or 40.

And in Greece

it was between 250 and 300.

The water was very agreeable

and there was hardly any wind.

Just for a day or two - and

the crickets chirped like in summer.

I also saw a butterfly

and it was really

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Thomas Imbach

Thomas Imbach (born 1962) is an independent filmmaker based in Zürich, Switzerland. With his production company Bachim Films, Imbach produced his own work until 2007. He then founded Okofilm Productions together with director/producer Andrea Staka. All of his films have been released theatrically and Imbach has won numerous awards for his work, both in Switzerland and abroad. With Well Done (1994) and Ghetto (1997) Imbach established his trademark audio-visual style, which is based on a combination of cinema- verité camera-work and fast-paced computer-controlled editing. His fiction features Happiness is a Warm Gun (nominated for the Golden Leopard at Locarno International Film Festival), as well as Lenz (2006), I was a Swiss Banker (2007) and the fictive autobiography Day is Done (2011) all premiered at the Berlinale. His latest feature film Mary Queen of Scots celebrated its premiere in Locarno and at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2013. more…

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