Varlin
Switzerland, August 2000
FILM,
Documentary,
84 min.
- directed by
- Friedrich Kappeler
- Written by
- Friedrich Kappeler
- Status
- In distribution
Born in 1900, Varlin decided he had had enough of Switzerland at about the age of 20 and left for Berlin where he became a painter. He then moved to Paris, remaining there a dozen or so years despite the difficulty of earning enough money to keep body and soul together. When the owner of the gallery in which he usually exhibited his work died, Varlin returned to Zurich. But even in Switzerland he did not feel particularly welcome or at home in any way. The war over, his paintings seemed very much out of place in the cosy, unruffled world of post-war Switzerland. Varlin began to travel extensively, while continuing to paint. Eventually he decided to settle at Bergell in canton Grisons, where a significant portion of his work of later years, in terms of both quality and quantity, was completed. He died in 1977.
credits
- World Premiere
- August 2000
- Original Version
- Swiss-German, German, colour, 35mm, 84 min.
- Production
- Catpics, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, SRF/3sat
- Producer
- Alfi Sinniger
- directed by
- Friedrich Kappeler
- Written by
- Friedrich Kappeler
- Cinematography
- Pio Corradi
- Editing
- Mirjam Krakenberger
- Music
- Dominik Rüegg
- Location Sound Mix
- Martin Witz
- Lighting Design
- Bruno Gabsa
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Catpics
Awards
(a selection)
- Zürich, Filmpreis Stadt Zürich, Zürcher Filmpreis 2000 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Locarno, 54. Festival internazionale del film Locarno
02.08.2001 - 12.08.2001