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Schlachtzeichen (1987)

Schlachtzeichen poster
Directed by
Thomas Imbach
Genre
documentary film
Country
Switzerland
Runtime
55 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines the 600th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Sempach in Switzerland. It looks at how the event was used to build military mythology and shape Swiss national identity.

observationalcontemplativeneutralhistoricalearnestcerebralslow-pacedreflective

What happens

Schlachtzeichen ist der erste lange Film des Schweizer Regisseurs Thomas Imbach. In seinem Debütfilm von 1988 setzt sich der Regisseur mit der 600-Jahr-Feier der Schlacht von Sempach auseinander. Er untersucht die militärische Mythologisierung und die Rolle dieser Heldenfeier für die Schweizer Identität. Schlachtzeichen bekam die Studienprämie vom EDI. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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