In a remote, isolated Yazidi Kurdish village in post-Soviet Armenia, Hamo, a widower Read More »
Tag Archives: Switzerland
One Evening After the War AKA Un soir après la guerre (1998) Rithy Panh, Chea Lyda Chan, Ratha Keo, Sra N’Gath Kheav
After the end of the Cambodian Civil War, people in Cambodia struggled in their return to their normal lives. Read More »
The Cold Heart AKA Das Kalte Herz (1933/2016) Karl Ulrich Schnabel, Franz Schnyder, Elfriede Gärtner, Stefan Schnabel
A poor and lonely coal seller trades his heart to a demon of the forest Read More »
At the Top of the Stairs AKA En haut des marches (1983) Paul Vecchiali, Danielle Darrieux, Hélène Surgère, Françoise Lebrun
A woman returns after twenty years to Toulon where her husband Read More »
Paradise AKA Illusion Infinity (2004) Roger Steinmann, Dee Wallace, Timothy Bottoms, Barbara Carrera
Biopic about former Las Vegas singer Patricia Paradise and her search for Shangri-La. Read More »
Palermo or Wolfsburg AKA Palermo oder Wolfsburg (1980) Werner Schroeter, Nicola Zarbo, Otto Sander, Ida Di Benedetto
An impoverished young man from Sicily travels to Wolfsburg, West Germany to find work. Read More »
Song Without a Name AKA Canción sin nombre (2019) Melina León, Pamela Mendoza, Tommy Párraga, Lucio Rojas
Georgina’s newborn daughter is stolen at a fake health clinic. Read More »
The Deserter AKA Wilder Urlaub (1943) Franz Schnyder, Robert Trösch, Adolf Manz, Sylva Denzler
A young soldier in an army camp near a small Swiss village gets into an argument with his sergeant, which winds up in a fight. Read More »
Samba Traoré (1992) Idrissa Ouedraogo, Bakary Sangaré, Mariam Kaba, Abdoulaye Komboudri
Samba Traore returns to his village flush with funds. Read More »
Trilogie : Wohin und Zurück AKA Welcome in Vienna (1982-1986) Axel Corti, Gabriel Barylli, Nicolas Brieger, Claudia Messner
Wien 1945. Der Zweite Weltkrieg ist zu Ende. Freddy Wolff und Georges Adler, österreichischer und deutscher Herkunft Read More »
We Italians AKA Siamo italiani (1964) Rob Gnant, June Kovach, Alexander J. Seiler
A documentary about the lives of italian workers in the after-WW2 Switzerland. Read More »
The Black Spider AKA Die schwarze Spinne (1983) Mark M. Rissi, Beatrice Kessler, Walo Lüönd, Peter Ehrlich
This film about a black spider that symbolizes evil works well when focusing Read More »
Phenomena (1985) Dario Argento, Jennifer Connelly, Donald Pleasence, Daria Nicolodi
Jennifer Corvino, the daughter of a famous actor, has had trouble with sleepwalking for some time. Read More »
Four in a Jeep AKA Die Vier im Jeep (1951) Leopold Lindtberg, Elizabeth Montagu, Viveca Lindfors, Ralph Meeker, Yossi Yadin
In post-war Vienna, occupied by the Allies, four sergeants representing each Read More »
Honey and Ashes AKA Miel et cendres (1996) Nadia Fares, Nozha Khouadra, Samia Mzali, Amel Hedhili
“Honey and Ashes” tells the stories of three women from contemporary North Africa. Read More »