A Synagogue In The Hills

Eine Synagoge zwischen Tal und Hügel
Une synagogue à la campagne

Switzerland, December 1999
FILM, Documentary, 139 min.

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directed by
Franz Rickenbach
Written by
Franz Rickenbach
Status
In distribution

Through the life stories of the last seven members of the Israelite community of Delémont, the film shows the slow but inexorable dying out of the last Jewish countryside community in French-speaking Switzerland and the story of their small but beautiful synagogue.

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World Premiere
December 1999
Original Version
French, German (french/german subtitles),  colour and b/w, 35mm, 139 min.
Production
I-Magus Filmproduktion GmbH, SRG SSR, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera
Producer
directed by
Franz Rickenbach
Written by
Franz Rickenbach
Cinemato­graphy
Pio Corradi
Editing
Franz Rickenbach, Daniel Gibel, Mirjam Krakenberger, Dieter Lengacher
Location Sound Mix
Dieter Lengacher
Lighting Design
Pio Corradi

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