Underplayed Gems

Magic Matterhorn (1995)

Magic Matterhorn poster
Directed by
Anka Schmid
Genre
documentary film
Country
Switzerland
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
6
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More films like this

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.

contemplativereflectivethoughtfulobservationalpersonalculturalplayfullayered

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)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.