Paris 1913. Coco Chanel is infatuated with the rich and handsome Boy Capel, but she is also compelled by her work. Read More »
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 »
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 »