Absinthe (2010)
70 min
Absinthe: was it ambrosia or poison, artistic muse or ticket to madness and death? There is a tremendous fascination with absinthe, yet few truly know its rich history. The documentary ABSINTHE definitively brings the Green Fairy out of her clouded past where, for one hundred years, her fabled effects and demonized reputation have excited equal doses of admiration and loathing. The film traces absinthe’s arc: from its birth in Switzerland in 1787, through its rise in the chic cafés of Belle Époque Paris, to its prohibition, and its recent worldwide revival. Absinthe’s story is put in high relief through interviews with leading historians, authors, distillers, antiques collectors, and fanatics. The cult beverage of bohemian artists is back in fashion; the documentary ABSINTHE clarifies the legend.
- Release date
- January 1, 2010
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Barnaby Conrad III as Self - Author, Absinthe: History in a Bottle
- Pierre-Andre Delachaux as Self - Absinthe Historian
- Christopher Rousset as Self - Painter
- Marie-Claude Delahaye as Self - Curator of Absinthe Museum
- Benoit Noel as Self - Absinthe Author
- T.A. Breaux as Self - Distiller of the Jade Absinthe Line
- Claude-Alain Bugnon as Self - Absinthe Distiller
- Nicolas Giger as Self - Co-Founder Absinthe Festival
- François Bezençon as Self - Absinthe Distiller
- François Guy as Self - Third Generation Absinthe Distiller
Crew
- Chris Buddy · Director
- Chris Buddy · Producer
- Seth Buddy · Producer
- Chuck Facas · Producer
- Guy Gadbois · Cinematographer
- Leili Gueranfar · Editor