The little lady of the Capitole
La petite dame du Capitole
Switzerland 2005. DVCAM - Beta digital, colour, 55 min.
 |
|
Lucienne Schnegg is a little woman brimming with energy. At 80, she remains at the helm of the cinema Capitole. Hired as a secretary in 1949, she has become the heir of the movie house and its very soul. Cashier, cleaning woman and manager all in one, she tells us about her cinema, the grandest, the largest and the oldest of Lausanne. Right after the war, 25 people, including six ushers in uniform, worked here and audiences packed in to see movies like "The Longest Day".
Movie clips, posters, and film stills carry us back in time. The tiny lady, taking us through the magnificent hall in a thousand anecdotes, distills a whiff of the magic perfume of great stars she met like Audrey Hepburn, Roger Moore, or even the Queen of Spain ...
Today, the Capitole can no longer break even. Distributors far prefer multiplexes to launch important movies. But, despite othe inevitable end of cinemas like this, the tiny lady keeps on smiling, as she comes and goes, from top to bottom of her ship.
| Director | Jacqueline Veuve |
| Script | Jacqueline Veuve, collaboration: Anne Pellaton |
| Cast | Lucienne Schnegg, Olivier Meylan, André Chevailler, Christophe Dufour, François-Pascal Bodevin, Jacques Piccard et les spectateurs du Capitole |
| Photography | Peter Guyer, Pierre Reischer |
| Sound | Blaise Gabioud, Benedikt Fruttiger |
| Editing | Loredana Cristelli |
| Music | André-Daniel Meylan |
| Collaborators | Assistant à la réalisation: Florian Burion Direction de la production: Nadeja Magnenat |
| Duration | 55 min. |
| Format | DVCAM - Beta digital, colour, 25 ips |
| Versions | français, ST: deutsch, english |
| Sales DVD/Video | DVD [order |
| Festivals/Prizes | Namur (B) 2006 Sheffield Doc/Fest (GB) 2006 Tübingen (D) 2006 Zagreb Isola (Slovénie) mai 2007) |
| Production | Aquarius Film Production, CH-1808 Les Monts-de-Corsier Tél. +41 21 921 18 20 – Fax +41 21 921 78 31 E-mail: info@jacquelineveuve.com – send a message |
| Distribution Switzerland | Aquarius Film Production, CH-1808 Les Monts-de-Corsier Tél. +41 21 921 18 20 – Fax +41 21 921 78 31 E-mail: info@jacquelineveuve.com – send a message |
