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| Wolkenbruch - a successful Swiss comedy |
When Paul was a boy his parents often drove via Zurich
to Bern. The quickest way coming from the South passed through the so called
Kreis 3. Especially on Saturdays this calm and seemingly boring part of Zurich turned
into a different place. Bearded men with long black coats and big hats were
walking around. – Who are they? – Paul asked his parents. – They are going to
their church service – explained his mother. – Church, on Saturday? – Paul wondered.
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| Wolkenbruch - best Swiss film 2018 |
Almost forty years later, during our visit to
Switzerland, the biggest cinema hit is called “Wolkenbruch”. The film staged
exactly in this part of the city is a love story. A young orthodox Jew, Motti
(Mordechai), feels attracted by his fellow student Laura, while his energetic
and dominant mother tries her matchmaking skills within the Jewish community. After
many fruitless attempts, upon a Rabbi suggestion, Motti’s parents send him to
Israel.
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| Wiedikon Railway Station, Zurich, Switzerland |
The visit to the Holy Land brings however different
results as expected… The excellently scripted story with interesting characters
and funny heroes turns out a comedy
deeply rooted in Kreis 3.
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| Orthodox Jews in Wiedikon, Zurich, Switzerland |
Visiting this part of Zurich after a joyful cinema
session with Wolkenbruch we notice the Jewish locals answering our questions
for directions using exactly the same Yiddish dialect as spoken in the film. We
find the Hotel where Motti flees from his mother’s pressure and rethinks his identity;
we walk through the same streets as our now favorite film hero.
At the end of our Kreis 3 stroll we drop into the well sorted super market Kosher City.
This one is neither in the film nor was it there 40 years ago. At least in Paul’s
memory.
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| Kosher City in Zurich, Switzerland |
Maria & Paul
* This film is based on a Swiss novel from 2012 by
Thomas Meyer - http://www.litero.eu/2018/11/wolkenbruch-from-swiss-bestseller-to.html
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Director – Michael Steiner
Writer – Thomas Meyer
CAST
Laura - Noémie Schmidt
Mame - Inge Maux
Tate – Udo Samel
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