Der Meienberg
Switzerland, October 1999
FILM,
Documentary,
84 min.
- directed by
- Tobias Wyss
- Written by
- Tobias Wyss
- Status
- In distribution
In interviews with a number of people who either befriended Niklaus Meienberg, loved him or in some cases took a dislike to him, Tobias Wyss attempts to capture the full dimensions of a man who behaved like a bull in the china shop of Swiss politics, journalism and literature: THE Meienberg. He was a man no one could ignore, who towered like a giant, dwarfing those around him, who fascinated people and cast a spell on them, but who towards the end of his life increasingly left his entourage perplexed – in particular by his suicide. This documentary shows the different faces of a man who did not find it easy to accept his origins or his country, Switzerland. This tension was a creative factor, a spur to constant dialogue with the “homeland”.
credits
- World Premiere
- October 1999
- Original Version
- French, Swiss-German, German (german subtitles), colour, Digi Beta, 84 min.
- Production
- Catpics, SRF/3sat
- Producer
- directed by
- Tobias Wyss
- Written by
- Tobias Wyss
- Cinematography
- Otmar Schmid
- Editing
- Mirjam Krakenberger
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Catpics
Festivals
(a selection)
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Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
18.01.2000 - 23.01.2000