When director Daniel Schmid grew up, his parents ran a hotel in the Alps, and this singular setting was to influence his film. Rather by coincidence, he came to Berlin in the early 1960s and became part of the new German wave. Schmid worked with, among others, Wenders and Fassbinder, for example, as an actor in Wender’s The American Friend. He met Ingrid Caven, who was to play a diva in several of his films. This is a documentation of a part of modern European film history and a good analysis of artistry and how it corresponds to the individual behind the camera. A wealth of archival footage brings us close to many directors and actors in Schmid’s circle. If you’ve never seen a Daniel Schmid film, you are sure to want to after watching this portrait of his life.
Pascal Hofmann, Benny Jaberg
Director
Daniel Schmid
Self (archive footage)
Ingrid Caven
Self
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Self (archive footage)
Peter Kern
Self
Werner Schroeter
Self
Bulle Ogier
Self
Renato Berta
Self
Raúl Gimenez
Self (archive footage)
Lucia Bosè
(archive footage)
Douglas Sirk
Self (archive footage)
Shiguéhiko Hasumi
Self
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