(Das Menschlein Matthias)

Content: Matthias is the illegitimate son of a factory worker. He lives as an indentured child labourer at his dictatorial aunt’s remote guesthouse. The only thing he knows in life are hard work and hard punches. After a sudden death, the unhappy boy finds the opportunity to make his way to his mother. In collaboration with SRF, Cinémathèque suisse, Memoriav and Praesens Film, ZFF once again presents a freshly restored version of a Swiss cinema classic. This 1941 literary adaptation is an almost forgotten jewel of Swiss film history that offers an impressive insight into Eastern Switzerland’s embroidery industry. Born in 1930, a later chapter of the main actor Röbi Rapp’s life was portrayed in the multi-award winning docufiction DER KREIS.

Countries:

Switzerland

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

82 minutes

Year:

1941

Directors:

Edmund Heuberger

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Production companies:

Gotthard Film

Actors:

André Oberholzer

Brigitte Böhi

Matthias Böhi

Angehr

Angeherin

Crews:

Director

Novel

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

Editor