Der Freund
Switzerland, January 2008
FILM,
Fiction,
90 min.
- directed by
- Micha Lewinsky
- Written by
- Micha Lewinsky
- Status
- In distribution
Emil has fallen in love with Larissa. But before the two can really get to know one another, Larissa dies unexpectedly. And Emil, who only wants to obscure the sad truth about Larissa’s death, is mistaken for her former boyfriend. Larissa’s family takes a sincere liking to Emil; her sister Nora even begins to take an interest in the young man who had apparently been with Larissa during the last weeks of her life. Emil is suddenly needed and finds he is able to console Larissa’s family. But the closer his relationship with Nora becomes, all the more difficult it becomes for Emil to live with his fabricated past.
Nella vita reale Emil e Larissa non sarebbero mai una coppia – lei, è una cantante ammirata; lui, è un timido solitario. L’ironia vuole che Emil ottenga visibilità quando Larissa muore, fingendo di essere stato il suo compagno. In questo modo ottiene il riconoscimento che aveva sempre cercato e la famiglia che non ha mai avuto. Andrebbe tutto bene, se lui non si innamorasse della sorella di Larissa che ovviamente non deve venire a sapere tutta la verità.
credits
- World Premiere
- January 2008
- Original Version
- Swiss-German, colour, 35mm, 90 min.
- Production
- Langfilm - Bernard Lang AG, Teleclub AG
- Producer
- directed by
- Micha Lewinsky
- Written by
- Micha Lewinsky
- Cinematography
- Pierre Mennel
- Editing
- Marina Wernli
- Re-Recording Mix
- Hans Künzi, Peter Bräker
- Music
- Marcel Vaid, Sophie Hunger
- Location Sound Mix
- Laurent Barbey
- Production Design
- Marie-Claude Brenguier
- Lighting Design
- David Satz
- Costumes
- Charlotte Sonja Willi, Carola Ruckdeschel
- Casting
- Ruth Hirschfeld
Cast
Philippe Graber
Johanna Bantzer
Michel Voïta
Emilie Welti
Urs Jucker
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Langfilm - Bernard Lang AG
Worldwide Distribution
- Germany
-
Film Kino Text
Distribution
Release date: 13.01.2011 - Switzerland
- Frenetic Films Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- San Jose Film Festival, Best First Feature Film Award 2009 (Winner)
- Solothurn, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award «Quartz», Best Fiction Film 2008 (Winner)
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Solothurn, Bundesamt für Kultur,
Swiss Film Award «Quartz», Best Emerging Talent
2008
(Winner)
Philippe Graber - Zürich, Filmpreis Stadt Zürich, Zürcher Filmpreis 2008 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
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25. Festroia International Film Festival Setubal
04.09.2009 - 13.09.2009 -
7th Tofifest International Film Festival Torun
26.06.2009 - 03.07.2009 -
London, 49th Festival Rose d'Or
02.05.2009 - 05.05.2009 -
San Jose Film Festival
25.02.2009 - 08.03.2009 -
Saarbrücken, 30. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis Saarbrücken
26.01.2009 - 01.02.2009 -
San Francisco, Berlin & Beyond Film Festival San Francisco
15.01.2009 - 21.01.2009 -
Palm Springs, 20th Palm Springs International Film Festival
06.01.2009 - 19.01.2009 -
Kolkata Film Festival
10.11.2008 - 17.11.2008 -
Sao Paulo, 32. Mostra Internacional de Cinema de Saô Paulo
17.10.2008 - 30.10.2008 -
Chicago, 44th Chicago International Film Festival
16.10.2008 - 29.10.2008
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2nd Chungmaro International Film Festival in Seoul
03.09.2008 - 11.09.2008 -
Locarno, 61. Festival del film Locarno
06.08.2008 - 16.08.2008 -
Munich, 26. Filmfest München
20.06.2008 - 28.06.2008 -
Shanghai, 11th Shanghai International Film Festival
14.06.2008 - 22.06.2008 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
21.01.2008 - 27.01.2008