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Jenatsch

A journalist is assigned to interview an eccentric anthropologist who has exhumed the skeleton of Jörg Jenatsch, a revered freedom fighter who was mysteriously murdered in 1639. Initially disinterested, the journalist begins to uncover unflattering truths about the national hero and experiences visions in which he seems to be witnessing events that transpired over 300 years ago. As he obsessively pursues the investigation, his personal life and his grip on reality disintegrate, drawing him relentlessly toward the fatal carnival at which Jenatsch was killed.

Top Cast

  • Michel Voïta

    Michel Voïta

    Christophe Sprecher

  • Christine Boisson

    Christine Boisson

    Nina

  • Vittorio Mezzogiorno

    Vittorio Mezzogiorno

    Jörg Jenatsch

  • Jean Bouise

    Jean Bouise

    Dr. Tobler

  • Laura Betti

    Laura Betti

    Mademoiselle von Planta

  • Carole Bouquet

    Carole Bouquet

    Lucrezia von Planta

  • Jean-Marc Henchoz

    Jean-Marc Henchoz

    Pompejus von Planta

  • Fredi M. Murer

    Fredi M. Murer

    L'archiviste du ciné-journal

  • Raúl Gimenez

    Raúl Gimenez

    Le chauffeur de taxi

Overview

A journalist is assigned to interview an eccentric anthropologist who has exhumed the skeleton of Jörg Jenatsch, a revered freedom fighter who was mysteriously murdered in 1639. Initially disinterested, the journalist begins to uncover unflattering truths about the national hero and experiences visions in which he seems to be witnessing events that transpired over 300 years ago. As he obsessively pursues the investigation, his personal life and his grip on reality disintegrate, drawing him relentlessly toward the fatal carnival at which Jenatsch was killed.

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