Spotlight
Peter Liechti
Swiss director, 1951-2014
Born in St. Gallen, Peter Liechti has had a decisive influence on documentary films in Switzerland since the mid-1980s. The films of this director trained in Art History combine depth, experimentation and subtle irony to create a unique signature. His work has been presented internationally and has received numerous awards, including the European Film Prize, several Swiss Film Prizes and the City of Zurich Art Prize.
LIECHTI @ CINEFILE
Signers Koffer, 1996
Friendly portrait of the committed artist Roman Signer
Hans im Glück, 2003
Three attempts to quit smoking by hiking and thinking.
The Sound of Insects, 2009
The diary of a man who decided to commit suicide by depriving himself of food in the forest.
Vaters Garten, 2013
Liechti's late meeting with her parents while being empathetic and distant.
Born in St. Gallen, Peter Liechti has had a decisive influence on documentary films in Switzerland since the mid-1980s. The films of this director trained in Art History combine depth, experimentation and subtle irony to create a unique signature. His work has been presented internationally and has received numerous awards, including the European Film Prize, several Swiss Film Prizes and the City of Zurich Art Prize.
Bonus
LAUREL & HARDY & "MONEY"
Remix YouTube by Lord Jeremy
In Bonnie Scotland (1935) Laurel & Hardy were hired to collect garbage. Demonstration of their dance steps.
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Based on Almodóvar's latest film: Three essential films from the last 20 years.
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Women of all countries...!
FOUR FILMS ABOUT WOMEN'S STRIKE DAY ON 14 JUNE
Die göttliche Ordnung
Petra Volpe, 2017
An informative historical comedy on women's right to vote in Switzerland... in 1971!
Woman at War
Benedikt Erlingsson, 2018
Between a poetic tale and an adventure story, the singular struggle of a woman determined to defend the environment.
Aurore
Blandine Lenoir, 2017
A 50-year-old single mother with an uncertain professional future regains her joie de vivre thanks to an ex-lover.
#Female Pleasure
Barbara Miller, 2018
The experiences of five women of different religions and cultures on five continents.
