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La petite dame du Capitole

The Little Lady Of The Capitole
Die kleine Dame vom Capitole

Switzerland, September 2005
FILM, Documentary, 55 min.

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directed by
Jacqueline Veuve
Written by
Jacqueline Veuve, Anne Pellaton
Status
In distribution
Website
www.jacquelineveuve.ch

Lucienne Schnegg is a little woman brimming with energy. At 80, she remains at the helm of the cinema Capitole. Hired as a secretary in 1949, she has become the heir of the movie house and its very soul. Cashier, cleaning woman and manager all in one, she tells us about her cinema, the grandest, the largest and the oldest of Lausanne. Right after the war, 25 people, including six ushers in uniform, worked here and audiences packed in to see movies like “The Longest Day”. Movie clips, posters, and film stills carry us back in time. The tiny lady, taking us through the magnificent hall in a thousand anecdotes, distills a whiff of the magic perfume of great stars she met like Audrey Hepburn, Roger Moore, or even the Queen of Spain. Today, the Capitole can no longer break even. Distributors far prefer multiplexes to launch important movies. But, despite the inevitable end of cinemas like this, the tiny lady keeps on smiling, as she comes and goes, from top to bottom of her ship…

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World Premiere
September 2005
Original Version
French,  colour, Digi Beta, 55 min.
Production
Aquarius Film Production, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, SRG SSR
Producer
directed by
Jacqueline Veuve
Written by
Jacqueline Veuve, Anne Pellaton
Cinemato­graphy
Peter Guyer
Editing
Loredana Cristelli
Music
André-Daniel Meylan
Location Sound Mix
Blaise Gabioud

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World Rights
Aquarius Film Production

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
Aquarius Film Production Distribution
Release date: tba

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