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«A Forgotten Man»: neutrality under strain

written by Jordi Gabioud

Cinema is doubly an art of light. It sculpts images, movement and rhythm. And it creates characters to embody, underline and concretize ideas and characters. With «A Forgotten Man», the fourth film by Swiss director Laurent Nègre, this light becomes history, in a limpid and sublime form.

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«Jill»: for radical nuance

By Jordi Gabioud · 19 April 2023

Zurich-born Steven Michael Hayes' first feature film plunges us into the drama of an American family on the bangs of society. The film could have been a success in itself, but it goes beyond that.

Films

«Mad Heidi»: Swiss irreverence

By Jordi Gabioud · December 07, 2022

Mad Heidi«, the first self-proclaimed Swissploitation film not suitable for the lactose-intolerant, sprays our screens with hemoglobin. Far from perfect, this film, financed by a B-movie loving public, can be applauded for simply existing.

Films

«Continental drift»: geopolitics as a circus

By Fanny Agostino · September 24, 2022

Lionel Baier's latest production, La dérive des continents (au sud) follows two of his previous films, Comme...

Films

«Little sister»: when Switzerland makes movies

By Fanny Agostino · September 23, 2020

The fight against disease on stage

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«Baghdad in My Shadow», in the shadow of depth and caricature

By Loris S. Musumeci · February 26, 2020

The tears of the past and the blood of the present

Films

«The middle of the horizon», at the crossroads of a lifetime

By Kelly Lambiel · October 23, 2019

Today, adapting a novel for the cinema is a common occurrence. But to bring a multi-award-winning book to the screen with only one feature film under your belt is a rather ambitious undertaking. From the author to the lead actor, from the production team to the director, Le milieu de l'horizon is an (almost) pure Swiss product which, while borrowing from local color, manages to open up to current and, above all, profoundly universal themes.