Kneuss
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Kneuss - the story of a nerd |
| Country of production | Switzerland |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1978 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Gaudenz Meili |
| script | Gaudenz Meili , Beat Brechbühl |
| production | Ciné-Group Zurich (Emanuel Schilling), Sator Film Hamburg, Second German Television ZDF, Mainz |
| music | Tangerine Dream |
| camera | Pio Corradi |
| cut | Edelgard Gielisch |
| occupation | |
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Kneuss is the title of a feature film based on the crime novel of the same name by Beat Brechbühl , published in 1970 . Gaudenz Meili directed the 1978 Swiss-German co-production . The world premiere took place on October 23, 1978 in the “ Frosch-Kino ” in Zurich . The film was shot in Zurich, Bern, Murten and Venice.
action
Kneuss is an eccentric. He had his childhood friend Schnaffelmann hire him as a consultant in his advertising agency. During a visit to Schnaffelmann's house, he recognized his childhood sweetheart Cäcilie Bucher in his wife Cécile; and between Kneuss and Cécile, who was frustrated in their marriage, the old familiarity re-emerges very quickly. Kneuss notices that Schnaffelmann is using the advertising agency to camouflage his drug trafficking activities.
criticism
The Neue Zürcher Zeitung of December 16, 1978 wrote:
“After the novel by Beat Brechbühl, but dramatically changing it, Gaudenz Meili has now made his second major feature film after ' Der Stumme '. He dealt with the material so independently that there can be no question of a literary film adaptation. From the hero Kneuss, who is a 'Reiner' at Brechbühl, an ideologically rigid refuser, Meili has made a rather broken, dodgy man who is neither clearly formulated in his resistance nor really suitable for the rebellion. Kneuss becomes so humanly tangible. "
The film lexicon summarizes:
“A story told in an entertaining way with aesthetic and critical ambitions. However, the film does not always succeed in providing people and events with a concrete reference to reality. "
background
The film was co-produced with a budget of 920,000 francs .
Web links
- Streaming on Onlinestream.ch
- Soundtrack to the film by Tangerine Dream
- Kneuss in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Website by Gaudenz Meili
- NY Times movie database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Neue Zürcher Zeitung of January 16, 1991, No. 12, p. 12
- ^ Neue Zürcher Zeitung from 16./17. December 1978, No. 293, p. 42
- ↑ Kneuss. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed February 3, 2016 .
- ↑ Ciné Bulletin 16 (January 1977), p. 7 ( Memento of the original from January 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF)
