L'année du capricorne

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L'année du capricorne (1997)

Directed by Jean-Luc Wey

Drama · 1h 47m

January 1957, in a small town in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. A middle-class house, the home of two sisters, Clara and Thérèse, whose characters could not be more different. After their father is institutionalized, the two women take over the family business, which specializes in precision optics. One day, the floor of the music room collapses after being ravaged by termites. Karoly, a Hungarian refugeee and jack-of-all-trades, is hired to repair the damage. The Hungarian's presence causes ripples in the seemingly unchangeable life of the two sisters...

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Cast

L
Leyla Aubert Maurice Aufair Claude-Inga Barbey María Blanco Károly Eperjes Patrick Lapp
G
Georges Martin Censier Pastor Morand

Crew

Director
Jean-Luc Wey
Writer
Jean-Luc Wey, Philippe Morand, Claude-Inga Barbey
Editor
Kathrin Plüss

Details

Release date
1997-09-26
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
Drama
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
Austria, Switzerland
Production
Bernard Lang AG, Wega Film, Schweizer Fernsehen DRS