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Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense

58 %|Sep 2, 2010|Documentary

When director Daniel Schmid grew up, his parents ran a hotel in the Alps, and this singular setting was to influence his film. Rather by coincidence he came to Berlin in the early 1960s and became part of the new German wave. Schmid worked with, among others, Wenders and Fassbinder, for example as an actor in Wender’s The American Friend. He met Ingrid Caven, who was to play a diva in several of his films. This is a documentation of a part of modern European film history and a good analysis of artistry and how it corresponds to the individual behind the camera. A wealth of archival footage brings us close to many directors and actors in Schmid’s circle. If you’ve never seen a Daniel Schmid film, you are sure to want to after watching this portrait of his life.

Featured Crew

Benny Jaberg
Director
Pascal Hofmann
Director
Filip Zumbrunn
Director of Photography
Pascal Hofmann
Editor
Benny Jaberg
Editor
Caterina Mona
Editor
Hans Künzi
Sound Editor
Christoph Brünggel
Sound Designer

Cast

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Daniel Schmid
Self (archive footage)
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Self (archive footage)
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Raúl Gimenez
Self (archive footage)
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Lucía Bosè
(archive footage)
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Douglas Sirk
Self (archive footage)