Max Werner Lenz

The search for a child murderer drags a once-respected detective into an all-consuming obsession.

A "milieustudie" about a girl going to the famous Cafe Odeon and trying to make ends meet.

The film tells the story of Verena Stadler, a young woman who lives in a small Swiss village. Her mother, Katharina Waser-Stadler, is a strong and...

The farmers of a village decide to postpone the construction of a new school in profit of a concentration to cheese production. From a novel by...

The story revolves around the confusion that arises when a supposed gold discovery in Valais divides the village community. The plot combines...

The young musician Ralph Osterwalder, born in Bern in 1922, is tired of working in a big band. He dreams of a small, flexible ensemble. In 1944, he...

Widowed baker Zürrer has to raise his three children, who all turn out to be disappointments to him in various ways.

If any one man is responsible for the rejuvenation of the postwar Swiss film industry, that man was director Leopold Lindtberg. Matto Regiert...

In the forest of Hablikon, the administrator Reichle is found shot dead. He had gone hunting with three other respected citizens of the community....

Three bums get played by the devil.

Christa Andres runs a home for troubled girls. With great dedication, she tries to help girls who have gone astray return to a normal life. She takes...

The film tells several interconnected stories of Swiss people who fall in love with foreigners but struggle to maintain their relationships due to...

Provincial shop owner Jakob Stäubli and his wife Frieda are looking forward to celebrating Christmas together with their daughter Nelly. But Nelly...

A young soldier in an army camp near a small Swiss village gets into an argument with his sergeant, which winds up in a fight. The soldier, believing...