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The Swissmakers
This romantic drama follows two policemen whose job is to investigate the lives of foreigners who have applied for Swiss citizenship. Among the applicants they must screen are a French psychiatrist and his wife, and a ballet dancer. The married couple are quickly accepted, but the dancer's life offers some objections. However, since the younger policeman has fallen in love with her, there is a chance that she, too, will win Swiss citizenship.
| Release : | 1978 |
| Rating : | 7.1 |
| Studio : | T&C Film, |
| Crew : | Art Direction, Director of Photography, |
| Cast : | Emil Steinberger Walo Lüönd Beatrice Kessler Wolfgang Stendar Hilde Ziegler |
| Genre : | Drama Comedy Romance |
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Powerful
A Masterpiece!
There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.
It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
Very well written and directed, but way too Swiss to my taste. The final scene with the saxiphone is brilliant. The 50 first minutes are laaaaame.
"Die Schweizermacher" or "The Swissmakers" is a 105-minute movie from Switzerland and this one came out in 1978, so it will soon have its 40th anniversary. For Swiss people, this is still one of their most known from the 1970s and a bit of a cult film. The writer and director is Rolf Lyssy and it is certainly his most known career effort, even if it is a work from relatively early in his career. And as the Swiss did not make too many films back then that ended up well-known way beyond their borders, it is also among the most known for pretty much all the cast members.The story focuses on the men working inside an immigration agency and their daily challenges when working with immigrants and deciding if they should become Swiss citizens and working with them in order to achieve this natural "swissification". The most memorable character of the film, the grumpy Max Bodmer, is played by late actor Walo Lüönd and the film also is about him opening up to new cultures and influences from abroad the longer it goes. There are no really serious moments in here, so I would say that it is 100% comedy. But it's really not that often funny as it should be for a film of over 100 minutes, plus even as a native German speaker, you should get a good set of subtitles because of the thick Swiss accents. All in all, I don't recommend the watch here and I cannot share the praise this film has been receiving to this day. Very overrated in my opinion, it hasn't aged too well.
A very nice Swiss film, a comedy with genuine Swiss characters. The film proves in a wonderful way the opposite of the cliché about the Swiss humour.The film is nowadays, nearly 30 years after its production, more actual than ever, disclosing a lot of the hidden intolerance of our Swiss mainstream community against everything which does not fit into what this community expects to be "Swiss behaviour".The story is about how people can get Swiss citizenship. It is not exaggerated at all! (I as well had to enjoy this procedure few years ago, with the local police officers, coming into our house, checking what we where eating, asking us what we think about the Swiss Army, where do we go for shopping, talking to the neighbourhood, etc.).I love this film.
For anyone who lives in Switzerland, this is a must-see. It's true although exaggerated (sometimes !), very funny, touching, and just well made. It brings to the fore all the foibles of the Swiss, strengths and weaknesses, and it's just a great movie to watch. It's romantic too ! I highly recommend it to anyone who lives in or has lived in Switzerland, including all Swiss !!!Emil is wonderful in it too, and I wish he had made more films, he is perfect in this role.I sometimes have a hard time buying it since it's getting old, but I've found it a few times and given it to friends.Get your copy now, if you can.
