Matthias Brunner
The magic world of the mountains in the films of Daniel Schmid, 2013
The installation pays homage to the great Swiss filmmaker Daniel Schmid, whose love for the Swiss mountains has featured in at least four of his major works – “LA PALOMA”, “VIOLANTA”, “JÜRG JENATSCH” and “BERESINA”. These are ironic mountain images – exploring love and death – in which kitsch, folklore, history, betrayal, murder, torture and death also have their place. This makes a bunker the perfect setting for Daniel Schmid's characters and their stories.
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Planning: IMACULIX, Andy Bohli
Special thanks to:
Beat Curti / George Foundation / LUMA& Foundation / Schwyzer Stiftung
Matthias Brunner began his career as movie buff, critic, film producer and film curator for art house movies in Switzerland. He has collaborated with many film festivals including Filmex and the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles, the Locarno Film Festival, and Zürich Film Festival.
Brunner has been attending all major film festivals for the past 40 years. In 1992 he became a film curator for Art Basel and a member of the European Film Academy. He is founder and manager of the Douglas Sirk Foundation and recently co-produced “Sennentuntschi“ and “Paul Bowles – The Cagedoor Is Always Open“.
His first art/film installation, „Magnificent Obsession – The Love Affair Between Movies And Literature“, was shown on the Monte Verita and is currently in the collection of the Kunsthaus Zürich and “La Maison Pour L’ecriture Et La Litterature“. His latest installation „The Magic World Of The Mountains In The Films By Daniel Schmid“ was exhibited in 2013 at the Chesa Planta Museum in the Engadin. He has received several awards for his work in the field of arthouse movies such as the 1st award from Europa Cinemas, Strassbourg, the Zürich Film Award and a decoration as „Officier Des Arts Et Des Lettres“ from the State of France.
