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Tag Archives: Switzerland
The Molesters AKA Der Sittlichkeitsverbrecher (1963) Franz Schnyder, Freddy Karsten, Peter Arens, Barbara Bietenholz

In exploring sex offenses, particularly against children, this film reveals the inner workings of the Zurich police Read More »
Reisender Krieger (1981) Christian Schocher, Willy Ziegler, Barbla Bischoff, Marianne Huber

This is a portrait of a man and of a country, as he travels through it. Read More »
Wicked Women AKA Frauen ohne Unschuld (1978) Jesús Franco, Lina Romay, Michael Maien, Muriel Montossé

Margarita has a threesome relationship with a couple and pulls in with them. Read More »
Before Summer Ends AKA Avant la fin de l’été (2017) Maryam Goormaghtigh, Arash, Ashkan, Hossein

After five years of study in Paris, Arash hasn’t adapted to French life and decides to return home to Iran. Read More »
The Wild Geese (1978) Andrew V. McLaglen, Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris

A British multinational seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. Read More »
Ur-Musig (1993) Cyrill Schläpfer, Rees Gwerder, Jakob Alder, Jakob Duesel

Mainly about people and the music we make, this ethnographic documentary, set in the Swiss Alps Read More »
The Diary of Lady M AKA Le journal de Lady M (1992) Alain Tanner, Myriam Mézières, Juanjo Puigcorbé, Félicité Wouassi

She’s a beautiful gifted performer, but her work is not the sort that invites popular acclaim. Read More »
The Truce AKA La tregua (1997) Francesco Rosi, John Turturro, Rade Serbedzija, Massimo Ghini

This is the true story of Italian Jews returning home from Auschwitz after the war. Read More »
Tosca’s Kiss AKA Il Bacio di Tosca (1984) Daniel Schmid, Giuseppe Manacchini, Leonida Bellon, Salvatore Locapo

Meet the inhabitants of the “Casa di Riposa” in Milan, the world’s first nursing home for retired opera singers Read More »
Faces of Children / Visages d’enfants (1925) Jacques Feyder, Jean Forest, Victor Vina, Pierrette Houyez

A man whose wife has died remarries, and his new wife has a daughter of her own from a previous marriage. Read More »
The Five Obstructions AKA De fem benspænd (2003) Jørgen Leth, Claus Nissen, Majken Algren Nielsen, Daniel Hernandez Rodriguez

In this playful, mischievous look at the creative process, Danish auteur Lars von Trier Read More »
Pause (2014) Mathieu Urfer, Baptiste Gilliéron, Julia Faure, André Wilms

Helped by his old friend Fernand, Sami tries to make Julie realise that she is the love of his life. Read More »
Höhenfeuer / Alpine Fire (1985) Fredi M. Murer, Thomas Nock, Johanna Lier, Dorothea Moritz

A year on an Alpine farm: an older couple have two children, Belli, who wanted to be a teacher Read More »
Sátántangó / Satan’s Tango (1994) Béla Tarr, Mihály Vig, Putyi Horváth, László feLugossy

In a small, dilapidated village in 1990s Hungary, life has come to a virtual stand-still. Read More »