"The Last Chance" by Leopold Lindtberg As part of the Swiss presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

Thursday 08 February 2018 at 7:30 PM

Suisse, fiction, n&b, 1h44, 1945, vostf, Praesens-Film, Schweizer Radio und Supervise, Memoriav, Cinémathèque Suisse.

© Praesens Film Zürich. Collection Cinémathèque suisse.

Northern Italy, September 1943. An English and an American, escaped prisoners of war, are taken in by a village priest who helps refugees of all nationalities. They lead a convoy of men, women, children and old people to lead them through the mountains to the Swiss border. Released a few days after May 8, 1945, this film wins in 1946 a Golden Globe, one of the Grand Prix at the first Cannes Film Festival as well as the International Peace Prize.

In partnership with:
       

In the presence of Frédéric Maire, director of the Cinémathèque suisse.

Moderated by Patrick Strauman, film critic, Neue Zürcher Zeitung.

Rates: 5€/3€

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