La petite dame du Capitole
The Little Lady Of The Capitole
Die kleine Dame vom Capitole
Switzerland, September 2005
FILM,
Documentary,
55 min.
- directed by
- Jacqueline Veuve
- Written by
- Jacqueline Veuve, Anne Pellaton
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.jacquelineveuve.ch
Lucienne Schnegg is a little woman brimming with energy. At 80, she remains at the helm of the cinema Capitole. Hired as a secretary in 1949, she has become the heir of the movie house and its very soul. Cashier, cleaning woman and manager all in one, she tells us about her cinema, the grandest, the largest and the oldest of Lausanne. Right after the war, 25 people, including six ushers in uniform, worked here and audiences packed in to see movies like “The Longest Day”. Movie clips, posters, and film stills carry us back in time. The tiny lady, taking us through the magnificent hall in a thousand anecdotes, distills a whiff of the magic perfume of great stars she met like Audrey Hepburn, Roger Moore, or even the Queen of Spain. Today, the Capitole can no longer break even. Distributors far prefer multiplexes to launch important movies. But, despite the inevitable end of cinemas like this, the tiny lady keeps on smiling, as she comes and goes, from top to bottom of her ship…
credits
- World Premiere
- September 2005
- Original Version
- French, colour, Digi Beta, 55 min.
- Production
- Aquarius Film Production, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, SRG SSR
- Producer
- directed by
- Jacqueline Veuve
- Written by
- Jacqueline Veuve, Anne Pellaton
- Cinematography
- Peter Guyer
- Editing
- Loredana Cristelli
- Music
- André-Daniel Meylan
- Location Sound Mix
- Blaise Gabioud
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Aquarius Film Production
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
- Aquarius Film Production Distribution
Festivals
(a selection)
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Locarno, 66° Festival del film Locarno
07.08.2013 - 17.08.2013 -
29. Französische Filmtage Tübingen
31.10.2012 - 07.11.2012 -
Mexico City, 5° Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de la Ciudad de México
21.10.2010 - 31.10.2010 -
Mexico City, Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de la Ciudad de México
27.09.2007 - 06.10.2007 -
23. Französische Filmtage Tübingen
01.11.2006 - 08.11.2006 -
Sheffield, Sheffield International Documentary Festival
30.10.2006 - 05.11.2006 -
Namur, 21e Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur
29.09.2006 - 06.10.2006 -
Locarno, 59. Festival internazionale del film Locarno
02.08.2006 - 12.08.2006 -
Nyon, 12e Visions du Réel - Festival International de Cinéma
24.04.2006 - 30.04.2006 -
Biarritz, 19ème Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels
24.01.2006 - 29.01.2006
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Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
16.01.2006 - 22.01.2006