The Salamander (1971)
La Salamandre
SAVAGE—LAZY—SEDUCTIVE—FRAGILE—SMART—FASCINATING—ALIVE
Pierre and Paul, journalist and writer respectively, team up to write a screenplay based on the real story of a young woman accused by her uncle of trying to kill him. They decide to meet her.
- Date of release
- 1971-10-27
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (44)
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Director
- Alain Tanner
Casting
- Bulle Ogier — Rosemonde
- Jean-Luc Bideau — Pierre
- Jacques Denis — Paul
- Véronique Alain — Suzanne
- Dominique Catton — Roger
- Daniel Stuffel — Le patron du magasin de chaussures
- Marblum Jequier — La femme de Paul
- Marcel Vidal — L'oncle de Rosemonde
- Violette Fleury — La mère du patron du magasin de chaussures
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
The Salamander is a 1971 Swiss drama film directed by Alain Tanner and written by Tanner and John Berger. It centres on a young woman whose case becomes the basis for a screenplay investigation. Starring Bulle Ogier and Jean-Luc Bideau, it was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 45th Academy Awards, and screened at the Cannes Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival in 1971.
Production
Tanner drew on his experience as a journalist and reporter for Swiss television between 1965 and 1968 in developing the film.
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