Behind Me
Directed by Norbert Wiedmer.
Switzerland/Germany, 2002, color and b&w, 85 min.
Switzerland/Germany, 2002, color and b&w, 85 min.
Ganz teamed up with veteran documentary filmmaker Norbert Wiedmer to create this touching portrait/diary film that follows the actor as he travels across Europe playing Faust, a stage role with which he has become singularly identified. Ganz is remarkably candid on screen, talking about his life as well as reflecting on his acting career and his methods of work. The collaboration between filmmaker and filmed subject (Ganz actually shot part of the film himself) captures the playfulness and constant self-interrogation that seems to define Ganz both as an artist and as a man.
