Hans Krüsi

Switzerland, March 2004
FILM, Documentary, 94 min.

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directed by
Andreas Baumberger
Written by
Andreas Baumberger
Status
In distribution

Hans Krüsi, the Street Virtuoso. At the “friendly florist”, Krüsi spent 35 years travelling from St. Gallen to Zurich to sell his bunches of flowers and bouquets. With no previous experience, and with no particular ambitions, he only started painting when in his fifties. the response from the art scene was enthusiastic and Krüsi became a fêted star. “A nobody can also become something”, he proudly wrote in his diary, yet success also revealed his dark side. Unique film footage tells a moving love story, sometimes amusing and funny, sometimes melancholic and solemn. It is an understanding insight into an eternally lonely and sensitive, yet wonderfully inspired man, who today, almost ten years after his death, remains one of Switzerland's most exciting artists.

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World Premiere
March 2004
Original Version
Swiss-German (german subtitles),  colour, Digi Beta, 94 min.
Production
Andreas Baumberger AG, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer
directed by
Andreas Baumberger
Written by
Andreas Baumberger
Cinemato­graphy
Andreas Baumberger, Dominik Rupf
Editing
Patrick Duss
Music
Paul Giger
Lighting Design
Hansjörg Schödler

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Andreas Baumberger AG Distribution

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