Le Dernier printemps

Henry Brandt
1977 Switzerland 88 minutes French

Confronted with what elderly people have to say and with the way they behave, the remarks of children here radically reflect the general opinon of working adults. This film highlights the gulf of half a century separating two generations. Those who were born into the Television Age talk about their great-grandparents as if they were a distant tribe and even wonder if they really belong to mankind.

Henry Brandt

1921-1998
Né à la Chaux-de-Fonds. L’un des pionniers du nouveau cinéma suisse-romand. Professeur de français puis cinéaste, il débute des films ethnographiques. Il a réalisé, entre autres : Les Nomades du soleil, 1953 – Quand nous étions petits enfants, 1961 – La chance des autres, 1962 – La Suisse s’interroge, 1964 – Voyage chez les vivants, 1969 – Terre à vendre, 1973 – Le dernier printemps, 1977 – Euxodie, 1977

Production :
Henry Brandt
Editing :
Henry Brandt
Sound :
Jacqueline Duc
Photography :
Willy Rohrbach

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