Magic Matterhorn (1995)

Directed by

Anka Schmid

Genre

documentary film

Country

Switzerland

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

6

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An essayistic documentary about the idea of home, focusing on how cliches and reality mix around the Matterhorn. It follows a part-time farmer from Zermatt, a professional yodeler at Disneyland in California, and a cabaret group, showing different ways people connect to Switzerland.

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What happens

Magic Matterhorn (1995) is an essayistic documentary by Swiss director Anka Schmid about the meaning of one's homeland, its clichés and reality. The Matterhorn mountain is the starting point for the portrayal of a part-time farmer from the Swiss mountain village Zermatt, a professional Swiss yodeler in Disneyland, California and the cabaret group called Geschwister Pfister. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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