Alain Tanner

The work of legendary actor François Simon, son of Michel Simon.

A documentary about the career of Swiss filmmaker Alain Tanner.

After 40 years Alain Tanner again travels to the port of Genoa, where he worked for a shipping company as a 22-year-old. On the back of his own...

In the Shadow of Hollywood examines this assault on our senses through interviews with directors, producers, writers and other experts in the film...

Reel 40 of Gérard Courant’s on-going Cinematon series.

Fed up with the sea, Paul, a Swiss mechanic working in the noisy bowels of a merchant ship, lands in Lisbon.

A look at the lives of several men and women in their 30s as they confront the slim gains of the "revolutionary" sixties. Max, a dissatisfied copy...

Two men, arty though somewhat staid, are drawn to the spirited and quixotic Rosemonde....

The efforts of an aspiring filmmaker to include an unwilling female in his production.

Paul has left his wife and children. Now his wife and ex-mistress is on the hunt for him.

The film relates the painful ending of a love story binding an over-30-year-old woman and a North African, and the beginning and end of a...

In custody after she murders her middle aged photographer lover, a fourteen year old Pam reflects back on the bohemian life she spent with her mother...

In custody after she murders her middle aged photographer lover, a fourteen year old Pam reflects back on the bohemian life she spent with her mother...

Madeleine, who runs a disco on the French-Swiss border, dreams of going to Paris to pursue a singing career. Her lover, Paul, who makes his living...

A young drifter meets up with a strange old man who claims that he has been taught to fly by birds

She's a beautiful gifted performer, but her work is not the sort that invites popular acclaim. Despite the fact that she is unlikely to become...

On the 100th anniversary of the founding of a watchmaking company in Geneva, Charles Dé the founder's 50-year-old grandson has had it: he...

On the 100th anniversary of the founding of a watchmaking company in Geneva, Charles Dé the founder's 50-year-old grandson has had it: he...

Two young women from very different backgrounds journey into the countryside seeking respite from unsatisfactory lives and relationships, but...

Two young women from very different backgrounds journey into the countryside seeking respite from unsatisfactory lives and relationships, but...

Julie is a young woman from Rose Hill who arrives in rural Switzerland to marry her older pen-friend Marcel. She feels unhappy until she meets Jean,...

Julie is a young woman from Rose Hill who arrives in rural Switzerland to marry her older pen-friend Marcel. She feels unhappy until she meets Jean,...

A montage of the night-life of Piccadilly Circus across the hours, from early evening to the last lingering passers-by.

A montage of the night-life of Piccadilly Circus across the hours, from early evening to the last lingering passers-by.

An ode to liberated speech and to the power of words, "those one speaks to others, those one speaks in silence", Alain Tanner's third film is...

Paul is married, a successful engineer, and a conservative candidate in an upcoming local election. He falls in love with Adriana, a café...

Paul is married, a successful engineer, and a conservative candidate in an upcoming local election. He falls in love with Adriana, a café...

What is the nature of life? What is the nature of art? How can art influence our lives? These are the questions of this movie. The main character, a...

What is the nature of life? What is the nature of art? How can art influence our lives? These are the questions of this movie. The main character, a...

Madeleine, who runs a disco on the French-Swiss border, dreams of going to Paris to pursue a singing career. Her lover, Paul, who makes his living...

Madeleine, who runs a disco on the French-Swiss border, dreams of going to Paris to pursue a singing career. Her lover, Paul, who makes his living...

It’s December 1999, and 25-year-old Jonah has just graduated from film school. As the new millennium begins, Jonah marries his longtime...

It’s December 1999, and 25-year-old Jonah has just graduated from film school. As the new millennium begins, Jonah marries his longtime...

It’s December 1999, and 25-year-old Jonah has just graduated from film school. As the new millennium begins, Jonah marries his longtime...

Writer Paul attempts to interview Rosemonde, a young woman who killed an alleged rapist in self-defense six years prior, for a true crime television...

On the 100th anniversary of the founding of a watchmaking company in Geneva, Charles Dé the founder's 50-year-old grandson has had it: he...

Fed up with the sea, Paul, a Swiss mechanic working in the noisy bowels of a merchant ship, lands in Lisbon.

Fed up with the sea, Paul, a Swiss mechanic working in the noisy bowels of a merchant ship, lands in Lisbon.

A look at the lives of several men and women in their 30s as they confront the slim gains of the "revolutionary" sixties. Max, a dissatisfied copy...

After 40 years Alain Tanner again travels to the port of Genoa, where he worked for a shipping company as a 22-year-old. On the back of his own...

Writer Paul attempts to interview Rosemonde, a young woman who killed an alleged rapist in self-defense six years prior, for a true crime television...

Writer Paul attempts to interview Rosemonde, a young woman who killed an alleged rapist in self-defense six years prior, for a true crime television...

Fed up with the sea, Paul, a Swiss mechanic working in the noisy bowels of a merchant ship, lands in Lisbon.

Two men, arty though somewhat staid, are drawn to the spirited and quixotic Rosemonde....

Two men, arty though somewhat staid, are drawn to the spirited and quixotic Rosemonde....

Documentary on the construction of Chandigarh, the new capital of the Indian Punjab region, planned by Albert Mayer and Swiss architect Le Corbusier.

A group of 17 theater actors wonder about what happened to their teacher when he doesn't show up for a class.

A group of 17 theater actors wonder about what happened to their teacher when he doesn't show up for a class.

A group of 17 theater actors wonder about what happened to their teacher when he doesn't show up for a class.

Julie is a young woman from Rose Hill who arrives in rural Switzerland to marry her older pen-friend Marcel. She feels unhappy until she meets Jean,...

After 40 years Alain Tanner again travels to the port of Genoa, where he worked for a shipping company as a 22-year-old. On the back of his own...

May 68 in Paris filmed by Alain Tanner, then director for Swiss Television. Images of Nanterre (92), the Sorbonne (Paris 5e), and the theater of the...

A young drifter meets up with a strange old man who claims that he has been taught to fly by birds

The film relates the painful ending of a love story binding an over-30-year-old woman and a North African, and the beginning and end of a...

Several teenagers following a professional apprenticeship. Eleven young girls and boys from different parts of French-speaking Switzerland.

Paul has left his wife and children. Now his wife and ex-mistress is on the hunt for him.

Paul has left his wife and children. Now his wife and ex-mistress is on the hunt for him.

The efforts of an aspiring filmmaker to include an unwilling female in his production.

The efforts of an aspiring filmmaker to include an unwilling female in his production.

The film relates the painful ending of a love story binding an over-30-year-old woman and a North African, and the beginning and end of a...

Paul is married, a successful engineer, and a conservative candidate in an upcoming local election. He falls in love with Adriana, a café...

Paul is married, a successful engineer, and a conservative candidate in an upcoming local election. He falls in love with Adriana, a café...