T&C FILM

by Daniel Schmid

The action takes place in an abandoned hotel in the Swiss mountains. The hotel used to belong to the grandparents of the narrator, who was born and grew up there. He is visiting the place for the last time. Characters emerge from the past, involved in long-forgotten rituals. The narrative is structured in the manner of a pool game: one ball collides with another thus altering its own course. Through this process stories generate one another, interact and develop.

CH/D/F 1992, colour, 35mm, 95', Fiction
Original: German

Directed by Daniel Schmid
Written by Daniel Schmid, Martin Suter
Cinematography: Renato Berta
Editing: Daniela Roderer
Sound: Barbara Flückiger, Luc Yersin
Music: Peer Raben

Cast: Sami Frey, Carlos Devesa, Ingrid Caven, Dieter Meier, Geraldine Chaplin, Vittoria Mezzogiorno

Production: T&C Film, Zürich/Metropolis Filmproduktion, Berlin/Pierre Grise Productions, Paris
World Sales: T&C EDITION