La guerre dans le Haut Pays
Switzerland / France / Belgium, October 1998
FILM,
Fiction,
105 min.
- directed by
- Francis Reusser
- Written by
- Francis Reusser
- Status
- In distribution
In the winter of 1797-98, the troops of Napoleon and their revolutionary allies in the Pays de Vaud occupy the latter and begin preparations for a military offensive which will hasten the fall of Berne. On the far side of the snow-blocked passes of their protective mountains, those who reject the ideas of the Enlightenment begins to organise resistance. Caught between these warring ideas two young lovers, David and Julie, are swept away in the whirlwind stirred up by conflict between parents, passionate disharmony, betrayed friendships, the weight of civil and religious customs…
credits
- World Premiere
- October 1998
- Original Version
- French, colour, 35mm, 105 min.
- Production
- CAB Productions SA, Arena Films, Saga Film, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
- Producer
- Gérard Ruey, Jean-Louis Porchet
- directed by
- Francis Reusser
- Written by
- Francis Reusser
- Location Sound Mix
- François Musy
Cast
Antoine Basler
François Marthouret
François Morel
Jacques Michel
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- CAB Productions SA
Worldwide Distribution
- Belgium
- Cooperative Nouveau Cinéma Distribution
- France
- Rezo Films Distribution
- Switzerland
- Frenetic Films Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- Solothurn, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award, Best Fiction Film 1999 (Nomination)
Festivals
(a selection)
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Festival International du Film de Montagne et Aventure
08.12.1999 - 12.12.1999 -
Festival of Festivals IFF St. Petersburg
23.06.1999 - 29.06.1999 -
Festival Internacional de Cinema Setúbal
03.06.1999 - 12.06.1999 -
Cannes, 39e Marché international du film
12.05.1999 - 22.05.1999 -
Berlin, 49. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin
10.02.1999 - 21.02.1999 -
European Film Market
10.02.1999 - 21.02.1999