A Glorious Mess ( Messies, ein schönes Chaos ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL: Reg.0 Import - Switzerland ] by Ulrich Grossenbacher

Switzerland released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: German ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), English ( Subtitles ), French ( Subtitles ), German ( Subtitles ), Italian ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: A Special case of research on chaos theory: the film takes us on a journey through treasure chambers bursting at the seams with worthless objects, and presents compulsive hoarders as creative tinkerers, allowing us to share the deep conflicts they have with the world around them. Ulrich Grossenbacher followed the lives of four Swiss compulsive hoarders in the tidiest country in the world with his camera for three years. We see how they shape their lives with an amazing amount of imagination and creativity despite being constantly thwarted by the vehement arguments their excessive passion for collecting unleashes. With understanding and without being judgemental, the film shows the hoarders`cosmos, while gently reconsidering the existing norms of our consumer and throwaway society. ...A Glorious Mess ( Messies, ein schönes Chaos )