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Locarno Film Festival · 2021

Locarno Film Festival 2021

Panorama Suisse

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4 films · 4 reviews

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The Girl And The Spider (Das Mädchen und die Spinne)

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The Zürchers carefully construct their web of relationships, showing how a small vibration somewhere can lead to unexpected consequences elsewhere.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
Tensions ebb and flow as a young woman moves apartment.

(Country: Switzerland; Year: 2021; Director: Ramon Zürcher, Silvan Zürcher; Writer: Ramon Zürcher, Silvan Zürcher; Stars: Henriette Confurius, André Hennicke, Sabine Timoteo, Ursina Lardi, Liliane Amuat, Birte Schnöink, Dorian Heiniger, Dagna Litzenberger-Vinet, Flurin Giger, Ivan Georgiev, Lea Draeger, Margherita Schoch, Ella Gfeller, Yuna Andres, Philippe Schuler)

Full review See: Silvan Zürcher and Ramon Zürcher in conversation on The Girl And The Spider and fairy tales

My Little Sister (Schwesterlein)

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Chuat and Reymond’s début feature is grounded in a deep reality.

Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
Lisa has bid goodbye to her ambitions as a playwright and the Berlin arts scene and now lives in Switzerland with her husband, who runs an international school. When her twin brother – star of the Schaubühne theatre’s ensemble – falls ill, she returns to Berlin.

(Country: Switzerland, Germany; Year: 2020; Director: Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond; Writer: Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond; Stars: Nina Hoss, Lars Eidinger, Marthe Keller, Jens Albinus, Thomas Ostermeier, Isabelle Caillat, Paulo dos Santos)

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The New Gospel (Das Neue Evangelium)

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Documentarian Milo Rau's hybrid feature is part passion play and part call for compassion.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
Hybrid documentary about the life of Jesus and the current struggles of migrant workers in Italy.

(Country: Germany, Switzerland, Italy; Year: 2020; Director: Milo Rau; Writer: Milo Rau; Stars: Yvan Sagnet, Maia Morgenstern, Enrique Irazoqui, Marcello Fonte, Yvan Sagnet, Maia Morgenstern, Enrique Irazoqui, Marcello Fonte)

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