Clemens Klopfenstein Movies

A kaleidoscopic panorama of the world. A visual anthology of twelve short stories by twelve innovative directors from all over the world.

An experimental conclusion to Klopfensteins trilogy of walk-and-talk philosophical films, presented mostly in negative black-and-white pictures

Max and Chrige, a married couple of Swiss linguists, hike the Alps searching for rare words still uttered by the rural population. While on his way...

A group of actors making their way to Rome ends up losing its way due to the fog, the darkness, the ice and their own feelings of guilt, suddenly...

In Bern, a confluence of events forces Max, a radio commentator, to face the personal sense of frustration he feels in politics, his job and his...

A daft road movie about two aging thesps in search of Klopfenstein himself.

While working on a new railway tunnel, a geologist stumbles upon a hidden valley that is not marked on any map. The inhabitants are Jews who fled...

Philosophical road movie with Max Rüdlinger and Polo Hofer. First they go hiking in the Swiss mountains, then Max is off to Italy where he meets...

Heavily improvised fairy-tale voyage in Italy involving a bickering Swiss couple and a magic liqueur.

In the film, Klopfenstein portrays a metaphorical renovation of the burned-down church of his past in and with cinema. As tools, he merely has his...

It’s a black-and-white record of European cities in the dark (2-5am), from Basle to Belfast. Quiet, and meditative, what emerges most strongly...

A contemplation on night travelling in various weather conditions through seemingly endless landscapes in Europe, only briefly disrupted by shreds of...

A sequel to Klopfenstein's movie "E nachtlang Füürland" (1981).

The return of juvenilia! Shots of Rome circa 1973 on splendid Ferraniacolor reversal stock, developed years later and then lost, that somehow...

Images of Berlin, the Silesian Gate – last underground station before the wall, the suburb of Asakusa, Tokyo, and of Hong Kong, from the tram...