Heidi
by Luigi Comencini
Country / Year
Switzerland / 1952
Duration
97 Min.
Languages
German
Swiss German
Subtitles
French
Genre
Tags
Direction
Luigi Comencini
Cast
Elsbeth Sigmund,
Heinrich Gretler,
Thomas Klameth,
Willy Birgel,
Theo Lingen,
Elsie Attenhofer
Orphan Heidi lives in a mountain hut with her grandfather. One day, Heidi is taken by her aunt to the city of Frankfurt, where she is to keep Klara, the child of a wealthy family, company. The bright Heidi is quickly taken to heart by everyone, but she misses her mountains and is plagued by homesickness. In collaboration with SRF, Cinémathèque suisse, Memoriav, Praesens-Film and filmo, ZFF presents the restored version of director Luigi Comencini's Swiss cinema classic based on the novel by Johanna Spyri. HEIDI was an equally huge success beyond the country's borders.