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Jenatsch

Jenatsch

19875.11h 37m

Overview

A journalist is assigned to interview an eccentric anthropologist who has exhumed the skeleton of Jörg Jenatsch, a revered freedom fighter who was mysteriously murdered in 1639. Initially disinterested, the journalist begins to uncover unflattering truths about the national hero and experiences visions in which he seems to be witnessing events that transpired over 300 years ago. As he obsessively pursues the investigation, his personal life and his grip on reality disintegrate, drawing him relentlessly toward the fatal carnival at which Jenatsch was killed.

Directed by Daniel Schmid
Written by Martin Suter, Daniel Schmid, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
Produced by Luciano Gloor
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Top Cast

Michel Voïta

Michel Voïta

Christophe Sprecher

Christine Boisson

Christine Boisson

Nina

Vittorio Mezzogiorno

Vittorio Mezzogiorno

Jörg Jenatsch

Jean Bouise

Jean Bouise

Dr. Tobler

Laura Betti

Laura Betti

Mademoiselle von Planta

Carole Bouquet

Carole Bouquet

Lucrezia von Planta

J

Jean-Marc Henchoz

Pompejus von Planta

F

Fredi M. Murer

L'archiviste du ciné-journal

R

Raúl Gimenez

Le chauffeur de taxi

Roland Bertin

Roland Bertin

Le prêtre

About Jenatsch

Jenatsch is a fantasy, drama film released in 1987. Directed by Daniel Schmid, it stars Michel Voïta, Christine Boisson, Vittorio Mezzogiorno. A journalist is assigned to interview an eccentric anthropologist who has exhumed the skeleton of Jörg Jenatsch, a revered freedom fighter who was mysteriously murdered in 1639. Initially disinterested, the journalist begins to uncover unflattering truths about the national hero and experiences visions in which he seems to be witnessing events that transpired over 300 years ago. As he obsessively pursues the investigation, his personal life and his grip on reality disintegrate, drawing him relentlessly toward the fatal carnival at which Jenatsch was killed.

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