Blue Mountain
Switzerland, August 1996
FILM,
Fiction,
95 min.
- directed by
- Thomas Tanner
- Written by
- Gabriele Strohm
- Status
- In distribution
Everything is in perfect order at the Balmer villa. Manfred is a successful businessman, Renate is a thorough housewife and their twelve-year-old daughter Sonia a well-behaved girl. But appearances are deceptive. In a mysterious ritual, Sonia places stones at the entrance to her room, as if to ward off the dark spirits which haunt her dreams. She finds a friend in her sixteen-year-old neighbour Melanie. A wild and independent person, she teachers Sonia things her parents would never dream of doing: how to start a Harley Davidson, how to skip ballet lessons, how to come by a leather jacket for free – and how to enjoy life. But it all suddenly changes.
credits
- World Premiere
- August 1996
- Original Version
- Swiss-German (french subtitles), colour, 35mm, 95 min.
- Production
- Boa Filmproduktion AG, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, Teleclub AG
- Producer
- directed by
- Thomas Tanner
- Written by
- Gabriele Strohm
- Cinematography
- Philippe Cordey
- Editing
- Bernhard Lehner
- Re-Recording Mix
- Jürg von Allmen
- Music
- Carl Hänggi
Cast
Chandra Götz
Eva Scheurer
Wolf Hofer
Sabina Lüthi
Daniel Bill
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Boa Filmproduktion AG
Festivals
(a selection)
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Shanghai, 3rd Shanghai International Film Festival
24.10.1997 - 02.11.1997 -
Moscow, 20th Moscow Int. Film Festival
19.07.1997 - 29.07.1997 -
International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino!
15.04.1997 - 19.04.1997 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
21.01.1997 - 26.01.1997 -
Hof, Internationale Hofer Filmtage
23.10.1996 - 27.10.1996 -
Los Angeles AFI Fest
17.10.1996 - 31.10.1996 -
Montréal, 20e Festival des films du monde
22.08.1996 - 02.09.1996 -
Locarno, 49. Festival internazionale del film
08.08.1996 - 18.08.1996