Synopsis

Jürg Kienberger and Bruno Cathomas are two of the most important actors on German-speaking stages. What unifies them, is their Swiss and Grison Background; at the same time a burden as well as a rich fund. Jürg Kienberger, the shy musician, who grew up in the 5-star Hotel Waldhaus in Sils Maria near St. Moritz finds inspiration in his miraculous childhood. Bruno Cathomas, the wild beast, struggles with his narrow minded catholic background. Both aquire power from their past. They started their career as a sort of american dream and are now playing on the most important stages in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. The film follows Jürg Kienberger and Bruno Cathomas on several productions, where the actors open themselves up and share true emotions. Thereby, the film shows what drives the two antithetic actors and how far theatre can go.

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• Credits

  With

  Bruno Cathomas

  Jürg Kienberger

  Director

  Manfred Ferrari

  Camera

  Pierre Mennel

  Tanja Trentmann

  Sound

  Thomas Gassmann

  Patrick Becker

  Thomas Kühn

  Editing and Production

  Hercli Bundi

  Commissioning Editors TvR / SF DRS

  Mariano Tschuor

  Thomas Beck

  With support from

  Ars Rhenia Stiftung zur überregionalen Förderung von Kunst und Kultur

  Kulturförderung Kanton Graubünden,

  Familien-Vontobel-Stiftung

  Biblioteca Engiadinaisa,

  Succès Passage Antenne

• Technical Details

  Format	Digibeta
  Duration	52 min
  Year	2005
  Original Language	German, Rumantsch
  Subtitles	German
  Country	Switzerland
  ISAN	0000-0000-D97C-0000-D