F. est un salaud
De Fögi isch en Souhund
Switzerland / France, August 1999
FILM,
Fiction,
92 min.
- directed by
- Marcel Gisler
- Written by
- Marcel Gisler, Rudolf Nadler
- Status
- In distribution
Beni, a 16-year-old schoolboy from Zurich, has fallen in love with Fögi, a rock musician, eight years his senior. It is Beni’s first love and he is ready to sacrifice himself to the extent of becoming the slave and dogsbody of his rather disturbed friend. He goes so far as to prostitute himself in order to finance their life together, and Fögi’s drug habit. Fögi begins to fall to pieces both mentally and physically when his band breaks up and his best friend Töbe commits suicide. It becomes increasingly difficult for Beni to continue devoting himself to the cult of his unique idol. He does remain true to the end however, and indeed decides to join his friend in death. Beni survives however to tell this story, which takes place at the beginning of the 70's.
credits
- World Premiere
- August 1999
- Original Version
- French (german subtitles), colour, 35mm, 92 min.
- Production
- Vega Film, Arena Films, Avventura Films SA
- Producer
- Ruth Waldburger
- directed by
- Marcel Gisler
- Written by
- Marcel Gisler, Rudolf Nadler (based on the novel by Martin Frank)
- Editing
- Bettina Böhler
- Sound Editing
- Florian Eidenbenz
- Re-Recording Mix
- Florian Eidenbenz
- Location Sound Mix
- Ingrid Städeli
- Production Design
- Hanspeter Remund
- Lighting Design
- Christoph Eser
Cast
Fréderic Andrau
Martin Schenkel
Urs Peter Halter
Gilles Tschudi
Sebastian Krähenbühl
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Vega Film
Worldwide Distribution
- France
- Pierre Grise Distribution Distribution
- Germany
- ARD TV Rights
- Switzerland
- Filmcoopi Zürich AG Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- Solothurn, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award, Best Fiction Film 1999 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Bern, 19. Queersicht - Lesbisch-schwules Film Festival Bern
05.11.2015 - 11.11.2015 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
20.01.2011 - 27.01.2011 -
Festival Everybody’s Perfect
10.11.2010 - 21.11.2010 -
19. Troia International Film Festival
06.06.2003 - 15.06.2003 -
Outfest
08.07.1999 - 18.07.1999 -
10. FilmFest Emden
02.06.1999 - 09.06.1999 -
Istanbul, 18th Int. Istanbul Film Festival
17.04.1999 - 02.05.1999 -
Graz, Festival des österreichischen Films
16.03.1999 - 21.03.1999 -
Saarbrücken, 20. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
19.01.1999 - 24.01.1999 -
Thessaloniki, 39th Int. Thessaloniki Film Festival
13.11.1998 - 22.11.1998
-
Hof, Internationale Hofer Filmtage
28.10.1998 - 01.11.1998 -
11e Festival du film de Genève
21.10.1998 - 26.10.1998 -
Toronto, Toronto International Film Festival
10.09.1998 - 19.09.1998 -
Montréal, Festival des films du monde
27.08.1998 - 07.09.1998 -
Locarno, 51. Festival internazionale del film
05.08.1998 - 15.08.1998