Michel Soutter – Hachisch (1968)
Mathieu and Bruno are friends. One is a theatre actor, the other a mechanic. They want to leave Switzerland but Mathieu meets Pauline, a successful actress passing through Geneva. A film about the...
View ArticleDouglas Beer – L’instant infini AKA The Infinite Moment (2017)
Synopsis: Young and pretty Marie believes she’s responsible for the death of her little daughter and became a self pleasure addict to keep her mind from reliving the terrible event. Her aloof husband...
View ArticleJesús Franco – Jack the Ripper (1976)
A Swiss-German horror film with Klaus Kinski as the notorious Jack the Ripper. A respected doctor by day, Kinski dismembers London prostitutes by night, until the local Inspector’s girlfriend...
View ArticlePeter Fischli & David Weiss – Der Lauf der Dinge AKA The Way Things Go (1987)
Synopsis: The Way Things Go (German: Der Lauf der Dinge) is a film about a Heath Robinson-/Rube Goldberg-type machine. It was created in 1987 by the Swiss artist duo Peter Fischli and David Weiss. The...
View ArticleKlaudia Reynicke – Reinas AKA Queens (2024)
Two teenage sisters are about to leave their country forever when they unexpectedly reconnect with an absent father. This relationship will both amplify and ease their pain of change....
View ArticleThomas Koerfer – Der Tod des Flohzirkusdirektors AKA Death of the Flea Circus...
Quote: Marcel Martin, International Critics Week (Cannes 1974): This is the most perfectly Brechtian film to come along in some time. This qualification, unfortunately too often used up, is here in...
View ArticleRobert Frank & Rudy Wurlitzer – Candy Mountain (1987)
A struggling musician sets out to find the legendary guitar maker Elmore Silk, with whom he hopes to strike a deal to make himself rich and famous. Candy...
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