The Unburdening

In this surreal, overstated, black-and-white film by Marcel Schuepbach, a young woman is slowly driven to near insanity by an inner desire for a passionate existence, while she lives a dull life at her grandmother's country home. The grandmother recalls how her own daughter lost hold of sanity and died on her lover's grave -- and she begins to see similarities in her granddaughter's behavior.

• Marcel SchüpbachDirector
• Marcel SchüpbachScreenplay
• Yves YersinScreenplay

• Anne CaudryRose-Hélène
• Anne-Marie BlancLa grand-mère
• Fabienne GuelpaFlore
• Nicole RoüanLa mère
• Serge AvédikianValentin
• Hanns ZischlerDiego
• Roland AmstutzLe père