Swiss submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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1. Die Schatten werden länger (1961)
91 min | Drama
Director: Ladislao Vajda | Stars: Barbara Rütting, Hansjörg Felmy, Luise Ullrich, Fred Tanner
Votes: 34
2. First Love (1970)
R | 90 min | Drama, Romance
Based on Ivan Turgeyev's novella, Erste Liebe is about two young lovers in czarist Russia. One is a 21-year-old woman, the other a young man of sixteen. Things take a tragic turn as the ... See full summary »
Director: Maximilian Schell | Stars: John Moulder-Brown, Dominique Sanda, Maximilian Schell, Valentina Cortese
Votes: 398
3. The Salamander (1971)
125 min | Comedy, Drama
Pierre and Paul, journalist and writer respectively, team up to write a screenplay based on the real story of a young woman accused by her uncle of trying to kill him. They decide to meet her.
Director: Alain Tanner | Stars: Bulle Ogier, Jean-Luc Bideau, Jacques Denis, Véronique Alain
Votes: 862
4. The Invitation (1973)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
After the death of his mother, middle-aged insurance employee inherits her small cottage surrounded by a garden. Selling the cottage which is situated on unexploited ground near the center ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Goretta | Stars: Jean-Luc Bideau, Jean Champion, Corinne Coderey, Pierre Collet
Votes: 675
5. The Middle of the World (1974)
115 min | Drama, Romance
Paul is married, a successful engineer, and a conservative candidate in an upcoming local election. He falls in love with Adriana, a café waitress from Italy. Paul's party is very critical ... See full summary »
Director: Alain Tanner | Stars: Olimpia Carlisi, Philippe Léotard, Juliet Berto, Denise Péron
Votes: 354
6. Konfrontation (1974)
110 min | Drama, History
On February 4, 1936, Wilhelm Gustloff, leader of the NSDAP, was shot dead in Davos. His assassin, 27-year-old David Frankfurter, wanted to use the action to highlight the persecution of the... See full summary »
Director: Rolf Lyssy | Stars: Peter Bollag, Marianne Kehlau, Gert Haucke, Hilde Ziegler
Votes: 35
7. Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 (1976)
116 min | Drama
A look at the lives of several men and women in their 30s as they confront the slim gains of the "revolutionary" sixties.
Director: Alain Tanner | Stars: Myriam Boyer, Jean-Luc Bideau, Miou-Miou, Jacques Denis
Votes: 1,189
8. Les petites fugues (1979)
140 min | Comedy, Drama
Pipe, farmhand for 30 years, buys a moped with his old-age insurance allowances. Despite a difficult start, Pipe sets out to discover a reality he did not know.
Director: Yves Yersin | Stars: Michel Robin, Fabienne Barraud, Fred Personne, Dore De Rosa
Votes: 418
9. Every Man for Himself (1980)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama
An examination of sexual relationships, in which three protagonists interact in different combinations.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Jacques Dutronc, Nathalie Baye, Roland Amstutz
Votes: 3,950
10. The Boat Is Full (1981)
PG | 101 min | Drama, War
During World War II, Switzerland severely limited refugees: "Our boat is full." A train from Germany halts briefly in an isolated corner of Switzerland. Six people jump off seeking asylum: ... See full summary »
Director: Markus Imhoof | Stars: Tina Engel, Hans Diehl, Martin Walz, Curt Bois
Votes: 704
11. Yol (1982)
PG | 107 min | Drama
When five Kurdish prisoners are granted one week's home leave, they find to their dismay that they face continued oppression outside of prison from their families, the culture, and the government.
Directors: Serif Gören, Yilmaz Güney | Stars: Tarik Akan, Serif Sezer, Halil Ergün, Meral Orhonsay
Votes: 14,511
12. In the White City (1983)
108 min | Drama
A Swiss sailor abandons his post during a stopover in Lisbon and takes up residence in a small hotel in the city.
Director: Alain Tanner | Stars: Bruno Ganz, Teresa Madruga, Julia Vonderlinn, José Carvalho
Votes: 1,409
13. Dangerous Moves (1984)
100 min | Drama, Sport, Thriller
During the Cold War, the World Chess Championship clashed complete opposites - personal and political.
Director: Richard Dembo | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Alexandre Arbatt, Liv Ullmann, Leslie Caron
Votes: 1,487
14. Alpine Fire (1985)
R | 119 min | Drama
Isolated in the Swiss Alps, a young woman who would have liked to become a teacher teaches her deaf brother arithmetic and writing. An incestuous relationship develops between them.
Director: Fredi M. Murer | Stars: Thomas Nock, Johanna Lier, Dorothea Moritz, Rolf Illig
Votes: 1,042
15. Der schwarze Tanner (1986)
107 min | Drama, History, War
Rival families of farmers disagree about which is the most suitable crop to plant.
Director: Xavier Koller | Stars: Otto Mächtlinger, Renate Steiger, Dietmar Schönherr, Ernst C. Sigrist
Votes: 85
16. Si le soleil ne revenait pas (1987)
115 min | Drama
In a mountainside village, where the sun never shines in winter, the old prophet Anzevui announces that, in this year 1937, war will break out and the sun will never shine again. The ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Goretta | Stars: Charles Vanel, Philippe Léotard, Catherine Mouchet, Raoul Billerey
Votes: 89
17. La méridienne (1988)
80 min | Drama
Living single in an old house, 'La Méridienne', François asks his friends, Mary and Martha, to help him find love. He decides to hire Dubois, a detective in charge of watching over him. During his spinning, falls in love with Marie.
Director: Jean-François Amiguet | Stars: Jérôme Anger, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sylvie Orcier, Patrice Kerbrat
Votes: 75
18. Mon cher sujet (1988)
96 min | Drama, Musical
From birth to death every subject remains intact. Three ages, three women. Daughter, mother, grandmother. Each of them before and after still and always. And the men too, those they meet, those they love.
Director: Anne-Marie Miéville | Stars: Gaële Le Roi, Anny Romand, Hélène Roussel, Yves Neff
Votes: 64
19. Journey of Hope (1990)
PG | 105 min | Adventure, Drama
The story of a poor Turkish family who try to emigrate illegally to Switzerland.
Director: Xavier Koller | Stars: Necmettin Çobanoglu, Nur Sürer, Emin Sivas, Erdinç Akbas
Votes: 2,252 | Gross: $0.26M
20. Der Berg (1990)
103 min | Drama
Since 1886, there has been a weather-station master at the summit of the mountain. He telegraphs his daily measurements into the valley from where they are transmitted to Rome, Paris, Berlin and Vienna.
Director: Markus Imhoof | Stars: Susanne Lothar, Mathias Gnädinger, Peter Simonischek, Agnes Fink
Votes: 69
21. Off Season (1992)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
The formerly great Swiss hotel which Valentin's family owned when he was a boy has been emptied and is about to be torn down. He revisits the magical site's empty halls and ballrooms.
Director: Daniel Schmid | Stars: Sami Frey, Carlos Devesa, Ingrid Caven, Dieter Meier
Votes: 177
22. The Diary of Lady M (1993)
113 min | Drama
Lady M. gives up everything to follow Diego on an aimless journey. On the way, she learns that he is married to a woman of color and has a child.
Director: Alain Tanner | Stars: Myriam Mézières, Juanjo Puigcorbé, Félicité Wouassi, Nanou
Votes: 232
23. Three Colors: Red (1994)
R | 99 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A model discovers a retired judge is keen on invading people's privacy.
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski | Stars: Irène Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Frédérique Feder, Jean-Pierre Lorit
Votes: 110,070 | Gross: $4.04M
24. Adultère (mode d'emploi) (1995)
95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Twenty-four hours in the life of a couple, engulfed in the harsh world of a big city. At the end of these twenty-four hours, Bruno and Fabienne may have touched on the possible solution to ... See full summary »
Director: Christine Pascal | Stars: Richard Berry, Karin Viard, Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Halimi
Votes: 259
25. The Lambs (1996)
90 min | Drama
In a village of the French Juras, Daniel, 15, and Marie, 14, live in the shadow of their brutal, domineering father, who can only express his love through violence. When their mother dies, ... See full summary »
Director: Marcel Schüpbach | Stars: Richard Berry, Brigitte Roüan, Julia Maraval, Alexis Tomassian
Votes: 18
26. For Ever Mozart (1996)
Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, War
Jean-Luc Godard's densely packed rumination on the need to create order and beauty in a world ruled by chaos is divided into four distinct but tangentially related stories, including the ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Madeleine Assas, Ghalya Lacroix, Bérangère Allaux, Vicky Messica
Votes: 1,161
27. War in the Highlands (1998)
105 min | Drama, Romance, War
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 ... See full summary »
Director: Francis Reusser | Stars: Marion Cotillard, Yann Trégouët, François Marthouret, Antoine Basler
Votes: 109
28. Beresina or The Last Days of Switzerland (1999)
108 min | Comedy
An innocent Russian call girl believes that she would make use of her influential contacts to get Swiss nationality.
Director: Daniel Schmid | Stars: Elena Panova, Geraldine Chaplin, Martin Benrath, Ulrich Noethen
Votes: 602
29. Gripsholm (2000)
100 min | Drama, History, Romance
The summerly adventures of Kurt (Tucholsky) and girl friend staying in a Swedish castle whilst the political changes in Germany in the thirties.
Director: Xavier Koller | Stars: Ulrich Noethen, Heike Makatsch, Jasmin Tabatabai, Marcus Thomas
Votes: 410
30. In Praise of Love (2001)
PG | 97 min | Drama
An author works on a project on the subject of love, and, in the process, crosses paths with a former love in his life.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Bruno Putzulu, Cécile Camp, Jean Davy, Françoise Verny
Votes: 3,021 | Gross: $0.25M
31. A Loving Father (2002)
103 min | Drama
While the whole world thinks writer Léo Shepherd is dead, he is kidnapped by his son Paul.
Director: Jacob Berger | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Depardieu, Sylvie Testud, Julien Boisselier
Votes: 638
32. My Name Is Bach (2003)
97 min | Biography, Drama
Composer Johann Sebastian Bach is introduced to King Frederick II of Prussia in 1747. The aging composer and the young monarch clash and a battle of egos ensues.
Director: Dominique de Rivaz | Stars: Vadim Glowna, Jürgen Vogel, Karoline Herfurth, Anatole Taubman
Votes: 358
33. Tout un hiver sans feu (2004)
88 min | Drama
Six months after losing their five years old daughter in a fire in the barn of their little farm, Jean and his wife Laure are facing troubles in their relationship and financial problems. ... See full summary »
Director: Greg Zglinski | Stars: Aurélien Recoing, Marie Matheron, Gabriela Muskala, Blerim Gjoci
Votes: 370
34. Vitus (2006)
PG | 123 min | Drama, Music
A twelve-year-old piano prodigy who suffocates from his parent's big dreams for him decides to make his escape--and with the aid of his grandfather--chase his own dreams instead.
Director: Fredi M. Murer | Stars: Fabrizio Borsani, Bruno Ganz, Teo Gheorghiu, Julika Jenkins
Votes: 5,191 | Gross: $0.19M
35. Late Bloomers (2006)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Centers around four older ladies from the Emmental region. When four older women decide to turn the local corner shop into a chic lingerie store, the whole community is thrown into disarray.
Director: Bettina Oberli | Stars: Stephanie Glaser, Annemarie Düringer, Heidi Maria Glössner, Monica Gubser
Votes: 1,125
36. Der Freund (2008)
87 min | Drama
In reality Emil (Philippe Graber) and Larissa (Emilie Welti) would never have been a couple she is an idolized singer, he is a shy outsider. Ironically, Emil is just getting to know Larissa... See full synopsis »
Director: Micha Lewinsky | Stars: Philippe Graber, Johanna Bantzer, Andrea Bürgin, Michel Voïta
Votes: 148
37. The Little Bedroom (2010)
87 min | Drama
One day, a bad fall forces Edmond to accept Rose's help. Eventually, the two grow closer. The young woman finds relief in confiding painful memories to the older man; things she cannot even... See full summary »
Directors: Stéphanie Chuat, Véronique Reymond | Stars: Florence Loiret Caille, Michel Bouquet, Éric Caravaca, Joël Delsaut
Votes: 272 | Gross: $0.01M
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