Wir Bergler in den Bergen sind eigentlich nicht schuld, dass wir da sind

Switzerland, 1974
FILM, Documentary, 108 min.

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directed by
Fredi M. Murer
Written by
Fredi M. Murer, Jean-Pierre Hoby-Peter, Georg Kohler
Status
In distribution

An ethnographic documentary film in three movements, along the lines of a symphony. The three movements reflect the three differing stages of development co-existing within the mountainous canton. In Göschenen, at the foot of the Gotthard, which straddles Europe’s North-South axis, industrialization took hold long ago, and the mountain farmers of old now work in offices and factories. In the Schächtental, however, the traditional family-centric mountain economy survives. Meanwhile, the village of Bristen in the Maderanertal is in the throes of upheaval: while the traditional farming communities still exist, nigh on 250 inhabitants leave the area daily to go to work or school.

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World Premiere
1974
Original Version
Swiss-German,  colour, 16mm, 108 min.
Production
Nemo Film, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer
directed by
Fredi M. Murer
Written by
Fredi M. Murer, Jean-Pierre Hoby-Peter, Georg Kohler
Cinemato­graphy
Iwan Schumacher
Editing
Fredi M. Murer, Eveline Brombacher
Location Sound Mix
Luc Yersin

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