In 1992, when the Olympics and the Expo at last presented Spain as an emerging new democracy Read More »
Tag Archives: Switzerland
Blood of My Blood AKA Sangue del mio sangue (2015) Marco Bellocchio, Roberto Herlitzka, Pier Giorgio Bellocchio, Lidiya Liberman
Two haunting Italian tales from different centuries in the convent prison of Bobbio Read More »
Villa Amalia (2009) Benoît Jacquot, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Xavier Beauvois
Villa Amalia is the story of Ann, a musician, whose life is turned upside down by a kiss. Read More »
Olga (2021) Elie Grappe, Anastasiia Budiashkina, Sabrina Rubtsova, Caterina Barloggio
A 15-year-old Ukrainian gymnast exiled in Switzerland, who is working to secure a place Read More »
Ironclad (2011) Jonathan English, Paul Giamatti, Jason Flemyng, Brian Cox
It is the year 1215 and the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John Read More »
A Decent Man AKA Nichts passiert (2015) Micha Lewinsky, Devid Striesow, Maren Eggert, Annina Walt
Thomas Engel is always anxious to avoid conflict. At any cost. Read More »
Jean de Florette (1986) Claude Berri, Yves Montand, Gérard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil
A greedy landowner and his backward nephew conspire to block the only water source Read More »
Hécate (1982) Daniel Schmid, Bernard Giraudeau, Lauren Hutton, Jean Bouise
North Africa in the 1930s. Julien, a young, bored diplomat meets Clothilde Read More »
Fraulein AKA Das Fräulein (2006) Andrea Staka, Mirjana Karanovic, Marija Skaricic, Ljubica Jovic
Ruza left Serbia, her country, over 30 years ago and lives in Zurich. Read More »
Mary Queen of Scots (2013) Thomas Imbach, Camille Rutherford, Mehdi Dehbi, Sean Biggerstaff
Mary Queen of Scots spends her childhood in France and is meant to become also Queen of France. Read More »
The Prince That Contemplated His Soul AKA Bab’Aziz (2005) Nacer Khemir, Parviz Shahinkhou, Maryam Hamid, Golshifteh Farahani
Bab’Aziz – The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul is the story of a blind dervish Read More »
The Wonderful Crook AKA Pas si méchant que ça (1975) Claude Goretta, Marlène Jobert, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Labourier
A manufacturer of furniture sees his business go down and decides to rob banks to pay his staff. Read More »
Sarah Plays a Werewolf AKA Sarah joue un loup garou (2017) Katharina Wyss, Loane Balthasar, Michel Voïta, Manuela Biedermann
On the stage of her high school drama class 17-year-old Sarah gives it all. Read More »
Candy Mountain (1988) Robert Frank, Rudy Wurlitzer, Kevin J. O’Connor, Eric Mitchell, Mary Joy
Julius (O’Connor) is a struggling musician who sets off to find Elmore Silk (Yulin) Read More »
Keep Your Right Up AKA Soigne ta droite (1987) Jean-Luc Godard, Jane Birkin, Dominique Lavanant, Pauline Lafont
A film with idiotic prince and Rita Mitsouko who records a new album. Read More »