In Switzerland
Released on September 4th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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Released on September 4th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
Travelogue documenting extremely isolated areas in Switzerland between Bernese Alps and the Rhone River.
Cornered by a snooty in-law amid an awkward family lunch, a middle-class man makes a spur-of-the-moment decision to take his wife and two daughters to Switzerland for a vacation.
Oscar nominated short film from 1955
Experimental short film preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2016.
Distributed under the title of ‘Switzerland’ or ‘Playground of Europe’, the film consists of a collection of scenes filmed in the Alps by Frank Ormiston-Smith between 1903 and 1905. The scenes belong to concrete moments
A crazy referendum throws Switzerland into a state of emergency. By the acceptance of the initiative “No Bilangue” there should be from now on only one national language: French. Many German-speaking Swiss are therefore
A short essay documentary about the coming out as "gay" experience of a young man. The excerpt comes from Andy Cohen's Most Talkative: Stories From the Front Lines of Pop Culture. The film aims to capture the coming out
In this Traveltalk series short we learn that four million ethnic French, German and Italian people live in Switzerland. The Alps and their important part in the country's history is noted. We view vividly-coloured alpin
ABBA star in their first European TV special, recorded on location in the Swiss Alps. Also featuring special guests Kate Bush and Roxy Music.
A Sports Parade (though not officially titled as such) visit to Switzerland. Covered are a rowing competition in Lucerne, tennis matches and horse jumping set against the mighty Alpine scenery, Zug costumes, gymnastics "
Due to a bureaucratic error, a five-person multicultural student flat share is classified as a family. In order to be able to keep their apartment and flat share in the social housing estate, the Lebanese Tarik (Rolf Som
The discovery of the tomb of William Tell’s son in a town in the Basque Country spurs the village's cantankerous citizens to lobby for Swiss annexation.
Madrid, 1974. Six years have passed since Martin and his family have returned to Spain from Switzerland. A visit to their adopted country will bring complications.
An emphasis is placed on the urbanization of a population traditionally skilled in manipulative abilities, and the adaptation of industry to the necessity of importing almost all raw materials. The film also shows the re
In 1964, Switzerland presented and looked at itself in a great national Exposition in Lausanne. One of the main attractions was this critical self-portrait in five short movements that deals as much with the nation’s bel
Thierry, an ethnologist specializing in the Sami people, travels to his native Switzerland with his partner, Sophie, to attend his grandmother's funeral. There he reunites with his family and discovers that he has inheri
A sensual expedition that accompanies a young generation of scientists and philosophers on their journey to the core of humanity. With breathtaking experiments they change the genetic code and create new identities.