2023
Amazing Switzerland / Classics Reloaded / NIFFF Invasion
Black Out
Roy Jean-Louis
Switzerland, 1970, 96', World Premiere
The movie
In collaboration with la Cinémathèque Suisse
A couple terrified of the idea of war seclude themselves at home with tons of provisions. A darkly humorous exploration of the fears of Cold War-era Switzerland.
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An elderly couple terrified by the prospect of a nuclear war seclude themselves in their shelter with tons of provisions. Even as empty cans pile up with no sight of an actual war, the two retirees refuse to leave their bunker. Metaphor for the willingly isolated geopolitical position of Switzerland, Black Out is an early examination of paranoia and seclusion.
Contact (Other) :
Cinémathèque suisse
cast :
Lucie Avenay, Marcel Merminod, Marcel Imhoff
Crew :
- Music : Alphonse Roy
- Editor : Françoise Gentet
- Cinematographer/DP : Roger Bimpage
