La montagne des reines

Queens Of The Alp
Alpköniginnen

Switzerland, June 2006
FILM, Documentary, 42 min.

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directed by
Barbara Erni
Written by
Barbara Erni
Status
In distribution

A documentary which plunges us into the world of a breed of cattle unlike any other: the famous Race d’Herens, named after the Val d’Herens, in the Swiss alps. The film captures the extraordinary pride of these cows, their independence and their fierce combativeness; as well as the impassioned commitment of a local population – herders, owners and amateurs. Without embellishment or romance, in the muck and under the brilliant sun, between solitude and exaltation, action and contemplation, we accompany cattle and herders during the one hundred days of their stay in a splendorous high alpine pasture.

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World Premiere
June 2006
Original Version
French (english/german subtitles),  colour, Beta SP, 42 min.
ISAN
0000-0001-64B2-0000-B-0000-0000-4
Production
Barbara Erni
Producer
directed by
Barbara Erni
Written by
Barbara Erni
Cinemato­graphy
Barbara Erni
Editing
Janine Waeber
Sound Editing
Jérôme Cuendet
Re-Recording Mix
Jérôme Cuendet
Music
Friedrich Mosshammer, Peter Angerer
Location Sound Mix
Barbara Erni

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World Rights
Barbara Erni

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