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The Singing Beautiful And Ugly
Die singenden Schönen, Wüsten und Schön-Wüsten

Switzerland, September 2011
FILM, Documentary, 83 min.

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directed by
Thomas Lüchinger
Status
In distribution

With the ringing of bells and yodelling on New Year’s Eve, the ugly, the beautiful, and the beautifully ugly “Sylvesterkläuse” in the canton of Appenzell uphold an annual tradition of making the transition from the old year into the new. Wearing awe-inspiring masks, elaborate headdresses and costumes, these figures go from house to house singing and dancing, thereby cultivating an ancient St. Nicolas custom whose origins are hidden in obscurity. In the fierceness of this custom one can perhaps detect vestiges of earlier defiance against authority.

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World Premiere
September 2011
Original Version
Swiss-German,  colour, Digital HD, 83 min.
Production
Roses for you film, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer
Thomas Lüchinger
directed by
Thomas Lüchinger
Cinemato­graphy
Thomas Lüchinger, Fabian Kimoto
Editing
Ruth Schläpfer
Sound Editing
Ruth Schläpfer
Sound Design
Ephrem Lüchinger, Manuel Rindlisbacher
Re-Recording Mix
Ephrem Lüchinger, Manuel Rindlisbacher
Location Sound Mix
Werner Graf, Thomas Lüchinger, Catherine de Clercq

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Roses for you film

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Switzerland
Roses for you film Distribution
Release date: 15.09.2011

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