Bell Ursli (1964)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Bell Ursli |
| Country of production | Switzerland |
| Publishing year | 1964 |
| length | 18 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Ulrich Kündig |
| script |
Nicolas Gessner Andri Peer |
| production | Condor Films |
| music |
Armin Schibler Räto Tschupp (conductor) |
| camera | Andreas Demmer |
| cut | Hermann Haller |
| occupation | |
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Clamps Ursli is a film of Swiss director Ulrich Kündig from the year 1964 . It tells the story of Schellen-Ursli and was created in collaboration with the author Selina Chönz , who wrote the picture book together with the illustrator Alois Carigiet in 1945 .
production
The film was shot on behalf of the Graubünden Tourist Office, which wanted to use it to advertise Graubünden and the Engadine in particular . The film was produced as a 35 mm film by Condor Films under the direction of Heinrich Fueter . Gianni Cantoni from St. Moritz , who was seven years old at the time, played the main role . The Engadin filmmaker and editor Domenic Feuerstein (1928–2006) was responsible for the numerous animal photos. The premiere took place on December 1, 1964 in the Zurich cinema Rex.
The production is a silent film with music and noises that match the plot and is therefore internationally understandable.
Filming
The shooting took place in 1964/65 mainly in Guarda in the Lower Engadine , where the story of the picture book also takes place. Other locations were the Swiss National Park , Lenzerheide , Val Morteratsch and other Engadine and Graubünden locations.
action
In contrast to the remake by Xavier Koller , this film follows exactly the model of the picture book. Little Ursli is disappointed that he receives the smallest bell from all the boys for the traditional Chalandamarz parade at the beginning of March. Then it occurs to him that a huge bell hangs high up in the Maiensäss . He decides to go up to the hut alone to get her. On his arduous ascent through untouched nature, he encounters numerous animals, observes ibex, chamois, marmots and a fawn. These nature and animal shots make up most of the short film. While the parents and neighbors in the village are worried and look for the boy, Ursli spends the night in the alpine hut. Early in the morning he makes his way back to the village, where he arrives just in time to be able to lead the move with his big bell.
Awards
- 1st prize for the best youth film at the 15th International Week for Films on Tourism and Folklore in Brussels
- 1st prize at the “Festival international du court métrage pour la jeunesse” in Paris
- "Edinburgh International Film Festival": included in the list of the best documentaries
- Awards at international festivals such as Barcelona, Marseille and Mannheim
Web links
- Schellen-Ursli in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Full film on YouTube
- Sarah Walker: Schellen-Ursli has already been filmed once. In: Engadiner Post , July 11, 2013, accessed on October 19, 2015.
- Schellen-Ursli in retro. Tages Anzeiger from October 16, 2015