Die Herbstzeitlosen

Les mamies font pas dans la dentelle
Late Bloomers

Switzerland, August 2006
FILM, Fiction, 86 min.

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directed by
Bettina Oberli
Written by
Sabine Pochhammer, Bettina Oberli
Status
In distribution

Seit ihr Mann gestorben ist, geht Martha nicht mehr zum Sonntagsjass. Im Emmentaler Dorf Trub macht man sich Sorgen. Ihre Freundinnen Lisi, Hanni und Frieda wollen Martha aufmuntern und schlagen ihr vor, sich einen alten Traum zu erfüllen. Dass die Idee bei Martha solchen Anklang findet, hätten sie nie gedacht. Die 80-jährige Schneiderin eröffnet kurzerhand eine eigene Lingerieboutique. Als das Dorf davon erfährt, ist es vorbei mit der Ordnung.

Dopo la morte del marito, Martha, ottant'anni, ha perso la gioia di vivere e non va nemmeno più a giocare a carte la domenica. Nel suo villaggio dell'Emmental, sono tutti preoccupati per lei, specie le sue amiche Lisi, Hanni e Frieda. Determinate a risollevarle il morale, le tre decidono di comune accordo di aiutarla a realizzare un vecchio sogno: aprire un negozio di lingerie. La notizia scatena il putiferio nella piccola borgata di Trub.

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World Premiere
August 2006
Original Version
Swiss-German,  couleur, 35mm, 86 min.
Production
Catpics Coproductions AG, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer
Alfi Sinniger
directed by
Bettina Oberli
Written by
Sabine Pochhammer, Bettina Oberli
Cinemato­graphy
Stéphane Kuthy
Editing
Michael Schaerer
Music
Luk Zimmermann
Location Sound Mix
Marc von Stürler
Production Design
Monica Rottmeyer
Costumes
Greta Roderer
Casting
Corinna Glaus

Cast

Stephanie Glaser as Martha Jost
Hanspeter Müller-Drossaart as Walter Jost
Heidi Maria Glössner as Lisi Bigler
Lilian Naef as Vreni Jost
Annemarie Düringer as Frieda Eggenschwyler
Monika Niggeler as Shirley Bigler
Monica Gubser as Hanni Bieri
Manfred Liechti as Fritz Bieri
Peter Wyssbrod as Ernst Bieri
Alice Brüngger as Lotte

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales
Telepool GmbH

Worldwide Distribution

Argentina
Primer Plano Film Group SA Distribution
Release date: tba
Austria
Filmladen Distribution
Release date: tba
Germany
X Verleih AG Distribution
Release date: tba
Japan
Alcine Terran Distribution
Release date: tba
Spain
Aquelarre Distribution
Release date: 01.05.2008
Switzerland
The Walt Disney Company (Switzerland) GmbH Distribution
Release date: 05.10.2006

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