Die Hinterlassenschaft des Bruno Stefanini
A most curious legacy
Un curieux héritage
Switzerland, January 2025
FILM,
Documentary,
84 min.
- directed by
- Thomas Haemmerli
- Written by
- Thomas Haemmerli
- Status
- In distribution
- IMDb Link
- imdb.com
With great humor, the film ties Bruno Stefanini's life to Swiss history. Rising from an immigrant background, he becomes a real estate billionaire. Then the charismatic playboy collects aggressively for his people’s museum: castles, furniture, paintings, tanks, and memorabilia—from Napoleon's toothbrush to to Empress Sisi's underwear. He leaves 100,000 objects in nuclear bunkers packed with treasures and trinkets.
Con molta ironia, il film intreccia la vita di Bruno Stefanini con la storia svizzera. Partito da un ambiente di immigrati, si fa strada fino a diventare un miliardario immobiliare. Poi, il playboy carismatico raccoglie oggetti per un museo popolare: castelli, dipinti, carri armati e memorabilia, dalla spazzola da denti di Napoleone alla mutandine dell’Imperatrice Sissi. Lascia 100.000 oggetti in bunker atomici colmi di tesori e cianfrusaglie.
credits
- World Premiere
- January 2025
- Original Version
- Swiss-German, German (french/english/german subtitles), colour, DCP, 84 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0006-F85B-0000-M-0000-0000-8
- Production
- Turnus Film AG, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
- Producer
- Anita Wasser
- directed by
- Thomas Haemmerli
- Written by
- Thomas Haemmerli
- Cinematography
- Felix von Muralt
- Editing
- Daniel Cherbuin
- Sound Design
- Ramon Orza
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Turnus Film AG
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
-
Xenix Filmdistribution GmbH
Distribution
Release date: 20.03.2025
Festivals
(a selection)
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Solothurn, 60. Solothurner Filmtage
22.01.2025 - 29.01.2025