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 »
Charles, Dead or Alive AKA Charles mort ou vif (1969) Alain Tanner, François Simon, Marcel Robert, Marie-Claire Dufour
On the 100th anniversary of the founding of a watchmaking company in Geneva 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 AKA 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 »
Signer’s Suitcase AKA Signers Koffer – Unterwegs mit Roman Signer (1995) Peter Liechti, Roman Signer, Christoph M. Ohrt
SIGNERS KOFFER is a kind of road movie across Europa. 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 »