A Synagogue In The Hills

Eine Synagoge zwischen Tal und Hügel
Une synagogue à la campagne

Switzerland, December 1999
FILM, Documentary, 139 min.

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directed by: Franz Rickenbach
Written by: Franz Rickenbach
Status: In distribution

Through the life stories of the last seven members of the Israelite community of Delémont, the film shows the slow but inexorable dying out of the last Jewish countryside community in French-speaking Switzerland and the story of their small but beautiful synagogue.

credits

World Premiere: December 1999
Original Version: French, German (french/german subtitles), colour and b/w, 35mm, 139 min.
Production: I-Magus Filmproduktion GmbH, SRG SSR, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera
Producer
directed by: Franz Rickenbach
Written by: Franz Rickenbach
Cinematography: Pio Corradi
Editing: Franz Rickenbach, Daniel Gibel, Mirjam Krakenberger, Dieter Lengacher
Location Sound Mix: Dieter Lengacher
Lighting Design: Pio Corradi

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights: Camera Obscura

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland: Camera Obscura Distribution
Release date: tba

Awards

(a selection)

Solothurn, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award, Best Documentary Film 2000 (Nomination)

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