Lebenslänglich

Max Frisch was the last big Swiss intellectual widely respected as a “voice” in its own right – a character hardly found today. The film...

Switzerland was one of the last countries in the world to grant women the right to vote. This film guides us through a century of Swiss history,...

An intimate portrayal of the everyday lives of Carthusian monks of the Grande Chartreuse, high in the French Alps (Chartreuse Mountains). The idea...

In May of 1982 Julio Cortázar, the Argentinean writer and his companion in life, Carol Dunlop set out in their VW bus on a journey along the highway...

“Namibia Crossings” takes a trip through a country of archaic beauty and bizarre contradictions. The film creates polyphonies of soulful...

Zurich-born Hugo Koblet was the first international cycling star of the post-war period. He was a stylist on the bicycle and in life, and a huge...

While managers of Swiss banks in the USA ruefully apologize for their tax evasions practices and customer data is disclosed to the American...

Switzerland still carries out special flights, where passengers, dressed in diapers and helmets, are chained to their seats for 40 hours at worst....

Switzerland is presently the only country in the world where suicide assistance is legal. Exit: The Right to Die profiles that nation's EXIT...

A behind-the-scenes look at the of how the Paris Opera is run under the direction of Stephane Lissner.

The film reconstructs the memories of a divorced family with empathy yet merciless precision. An intimate family story emerges during the...