Chris the Swiss is a 2018 Swiss animated documentary film directed by Anja Kofmel. It was screened in the Critics' Week section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2]
Chris the Swiss | |
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Directed by | Anja Kofmel |
Written by | Anja Kofmel |
Produced by | Samir
Sinisa Juricic Heino Deckert Iikka Vehkalahti |
Cinematography | Simon Guy Fässler
Philipp Künzli Gabriel Sandru |
Edited by | Stefan Kälin
Sophie Brunner Vladimir Gojun Višnja Skorin |
Music by | Marcel Vaid |
Distributed by | Switzerland: First Hand Films GmbH
France: Urban Distribution International |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Switzerland |
Language | German |
Cast
edit- Susanne-Marie Wrage as German Narrator / Voice Anja
- Megan Gay as English Narrator / Voice Anja
- Joel Basman as Voice Chris
- Domagoj Janković as Voice Flores
- Marko Cindrić as Voice Julio
- Barbara Durović as Voice Heidi
- Dean Krivačić as Voice Alex
- Damjan Simić as Voice Paul
- Milton Welsh as Voice Frenchy
- Eva Japundžić as Voice Kid 1
- Grgur Japundžić as Voice Kid 2
Reception
editStephen Dalton of The Hollywood Reporter said "Swiss director Anja Kofmel revisits the wild life and strange death of her war reporter cousin with an innovative blend of animation and documentary".[3] Jessica Kiang from Variety praises the animation "Her animations are particularly lovely, evoking the hero worship she felt as a child for her larger-than-life relative — the boldly drawn continuous lines of black and white, solid and simple, in which Chris forever wears an identifying stripy scarf, and the bad guys, like Chico with his dark-ringed eyes and widow’s peak, have the decency to look like villains."[4]
References
edit- ^ "Cannes Film Review: 'Chris The Swiss'". Variety. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "'Chris the Swiss': Film Review Cannes 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "'Chris the Swiss': Film Review - Cannes 2018". Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ Kiang, Jessica (22 May 2018). "Film Review: 'Chris The Swiss'". Variety. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
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