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Wir Bergler in den Bergen sind eigentlich nicht schuld, dass wir da sind
Fredi M. Murer
An ethnographic documentary film in three movements, along the lines of a symphony. The three movements reflect the three differing stages of development co-existing within the mountainous canton. In Göschenen, at the foot of the Gotthard, which straddles Europe’s North-South axis, industrialization took hold long ago, and the mountain farmers of old now work in offices and factories. In the Schächtental, however, the traditional family-centric mountain economy survives. Meanwhile, the village of Bristen in the Maderanertal is in the throes of upheaval: while the traditional farming communities still exist, nigh on 250 inhabitants leave the area daily to go to work or school.
“This time, Murer has abandoned
all the formal gimmicks and effects
that often played such an important
role in his earlier films, and instead
has given the stage over to these
mountain people, their existence
and their troubles. Murer’s attitude
is most apparent in the way he has
made the film, and his personal
stance is probably best reflected by
the music he has used for individual
sequences – György Ligeti for the
tunnel images at the beginning,
an unknown piece by Prokofiev
when an avalanche disaster in the
Schächental is mentioned, and so
on… As a document of modern
Switzerland, Murer’s film has great
cultural and political value. Not
least, it is a challenge to the credibility
of our much-vaunted federal
solidarity.”
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Fredi M. Murer
Born in 1940 in Beckenried. Studied photography at the Schule für Gestaltung, Zurich. Contributed to the EXPO 64. 1970 Visiting professor at the Gilford Arts School, London. 1975-76 Studied in the USA. Since 1967 independent filmmaker and producer in Zurich. 1992-96 President of the Swiss Filmmakers’ Association.
2006 VITUS
2004 DOWNTOWN SWITZERLAND
1998 VOLLMOND
1990 DER GRÜNE BERG
1985 HÖHENFEUER
1978 GRAUZONE
1974 WIR BERGLER IN DEN BERGEN SIND EIGENTLICH NICHT SCHULD, DASS WIR DA SIND
1971 PASSAGEN
1969 SAD-IS-FICTION
1966 BERNHARD LUGINBÜHL
1966 CHICOREE
1965 PAZIFIK – ODER DIE ZUFRIEDENEN
1965 BALANCE
1962 MARCEL
Livres
2008 DECADRAGES 12: DOSSIER FREDI M. MURER
1981 FREDI M. MURER
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DVD5
PAL 4:3
Region 2
Languages: Schweizerdeutsch
Subtitles: Deutsch
Wir Bergler in den Bergen sind eigentlich nicht schuld, dass wir da sind (We mountain people in the mountains)
CH 1974 108'
Director: Fredi M. Murer
Script: Fredi M. Murer
Camera: Iwan Schumacher
Sound: Luc Yersin
Editing: Fredi M. Murer, Eveline Brombacher
Production: Nemo Film
