Charlie Chaplin – Les années suisses
Charlie Chaplin – The Forgotten Years
Charlie Chaplin – Die Schweizer Jahre
Switzerland, December 2002
FILM,
Documentary,
56 min.
- directed by
- Felice Zenoni
- Written by
- Felice Zenoni, Beat Hirt
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.accent-films.com
A delightful caper through Charlie Chaplin's family album, filmmaker Felice Zenoni zones in on Chaplin's years in Switzerland. Practically ousted from the US by the McCarthy regime, Chaplin and his young wife and children found refuge in Switzerland in the late 1950s. From international stars such as Petula Clark to Chaplin's staff in Switzerland, almost everyone has fond memories and an interesting story to tell about Chaplin's “Forgotten Years”. The film interweaves charming home movies and archive footage with anecdotes by those close to him, including Chaplin's eldest daughter actress Geraldine Chaplin, providing a unique glimpse of the star as a private family man. Above all, Chaplin emerges as a man who loved life and who touched the hearts of everyone he met.
credits
- World Premiere
- December 2002
- Original Version
- French, Digi Beta, 56 min.
- Production
- Mesch & Ugge AG, SRG SSR
- Producer
- directed by
- Felice Zenoni
- Written by
- Felice Zenoni, Beat Hirt
- Cinematography
- Björn Lindroos, Frank Messmer
- Editing
- Christian Müller
- Location Sound Mix
- Hans-Peter Studer
- Lighting Design
- Björn Lindroos
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Accent Films International Ltd.
Awards
(a selection)
- Festival International du Film d'Art et Pédagogique FIFAP, Prix documentaire historique 2004 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
28e Festival International d'Art et Pédagogique
08.12.2004 - 17.12.2004 -
Swiss American Film Festival
05.11.2004 - 11.11.2004 -
Tiburon International Film Festival
12.03.2004 - 18.03.2004 -
Chicago, 39th Chicago International Film Festival
02.10.2003 - 16.10.2003 -
20th EuropaCinema & TV Festival
20.09.2003 - 27.09.2003 -
Copenhagen, Copenhagen International Film Festival
13.08.2003 - 20.08.2003 -
Moscow, 25th Moscow International Film Festival
20.06.2003 - 29.06.2003 -
Biarritz, 16ème Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels
21.01.2003 - 26.01.2003 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
20.01.2003 - 26.01.2003