Das Menschlein Matthias

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.

Country:

Switzerland

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

82 minutes

Year:

1941

Director:

Edmund Heuberger

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Company:

Gotthard Film

Cast:

André Oberholzer

Brigitte Böhi

Matthias Böhi

Angehr

Angeherin

Crew:

Director

Dialogue

Novel

Producer

Original Music Composer