Geistig verwirrte Kundin
In this Swiss film noir a private investigator stumbles onto a case involving blackmail and an oversexed, under-aged girl. He finds the girl, and, tragically, becomes involved with her.
Annis Stiefmutter
The Shadows Grow Longer (German: Die Schatten werden länger) is a 1961 Swiss drama film directed by Ladislao Vajda. The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 34th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.
Lehrerin
Una niña aparece asesinada en el bosque de un pequeño pueblo suizo. Enseguida las sospechas recaen sobre el viejo vendedor ambulante que encontró el cadáver. Solamente el comisario Matei duda de su culpabilidad, pero se acaba de retirar y deja el caso en manos de un compañero. Mientras tanto, el anciano, incapaz de resistir la situación, se suicida en su celda. Ya en el aeropuerto, a punto de coger el avión, el comisario Matei repara en algunos detalles contados por los niños de la escuela y decide aplazar su viaje para empezar a investigar por su cuenta.
Erna Walser
Realist melodrama set in Zurich.
Bach-Bäuerin
At the age of three, little Wolfgang has lost his parents. Since then his uncle Eduard raises the boy. As a former concertmaster Eduard has recognized how gifted his nephew is and the boy learns the hard way. The 6-year-old must practice daily 6 hours at the piano and already impresses at famous music parties. When Eduard Fabricius breaks a leg after a concert in Lucerne and must go to the hospital, he can be persuaded by a pediatrician to grant some carefree vacation weeks in a manor for Wolfgang. The manor belongs to the young widow Elisabeth who soon grows very fond of the little boy. Wolfgang makes friends with 11-year-old Heidi and Jöggi, a boy his age who first saw a rival in him...
