I'm Just a Simple Person

Switzerland, May 1998
FILM, Documentary, 49 min.

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directed by
Stefan Haupt
Written by
Stefan Haupt
Status
In distribution

Kathrin Engler, an orphan from the St. Gallen region of the Rhine valley, was 22 when she accepted her childhood boyfriend’s written marriage proposal and emigrated to Canada. The portrait of this extremely humble 90-year-old woman, who now lives near Vancouver is a fascinating piece of social history, a rare glimpse into the annals of Swiss emigration. But more than that, it is also a love story worthy of a book of fairy tales – one that came within a whisker of not happening.

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World Premiere
May 1998
Original Version
English, German (german subtitles),  colour, Beta SP, 49 min.
Production
Fontana Film GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, SRG SSR
Producer
directed by
Stefan Haupt
Written by
Stefan Haupt
Editing
Kathrin Plüss
Re-Recording Mix
Dieter Lengacher
Music
John Abercrombie, Emma und Gregor Huber-Schäpper, Grabser Schülerchor

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World Rights
Fontana Film GmbH

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
Fontana Film GmbH Distribution
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