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Sennentuntschi

  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
3.4K
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Sennentuntschi (2010)
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Three lonely herdsmen starved of female companionship creates the girl of their dreams, from a broom, some straw and a few rags. The creation - Sennentuntschi, lives and breathe to cook, cle... Read allThree lonely herdsmen starved of female companionship creates the girl of their dreams, from a broom, some straw and a few rags. The creation - Sennentuntschi, lives and breathe to cook, clean and look after the three.Three lonely herdsmen starved of female companionship creates the girl of their dreams, from a broom, some straw and a few rags. The creation - Sennentuntschi, lives and breathe to cook, clean and look after the three.

  • Director
    • Michael Steiner
  • Writers
    • Stephanie Japp
    • Michael Sauter
    • Michael Steiner
  • Stars
    • Roxane Mesquida
    • Nicholas Ofczarek
    • Andrea Zogg
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    3.4K
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    • Director
      • Michael Steiner
    • Writers
      • Stephanie Japp
      • Michael Sauter
      • Michael Steiner
    • Stars
      • Roxane Mesquida
      • Nicholas Ofczarek
      • Andrea Zogg
    • 15User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Roxane Mesquida
    Roxane Mesquida
    • Sennentuntschi
    Nicholas Ofczarek
    Nicholas Ofczarek
    • Sebastian Reusch…
    Andrea Zogg
    • Erwin
    Carlos Leal
    Carlos Leal
    • Martin
    Joel Basman
    Joel Basman
    • Albert
    Hanspeter Müller
    • Notter
    • (as Hanspeter Müller-Drossaart)
    • …
    Rebecca Indermaur
    • Theres
    Ueli Jäggi
    • Pfarrer Salis
    Peter Jecklin
    • Dr. Zingg
    Daniel Rohr
    • Bauer Stähli
    Paula Marija
    • Bibi
    Alice Blaser
    • Maria
    Herbert Leiser
    • Kommissar Matter
    Luciano Simioni
    • Studer
    Birgit C. Krammer
    • Birgit
    Mark Kuhn
    • Kommissar
    Stéphanie Berger
    • Gerichtsmedizinerin
    Florian Nussbaumer
    • Polizist
    • Director
      • Michael Steiner
    • Writers
      • Stephanie Japp
      • Michael Sauter
      • Michael Steiner
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    7marton_fekete-feher

    A bit confusing at times, but interesting

    This is not a masterpiece, but not at all bad either. I bought this on Blu-ray because it is shot in ''Schwiizertüütsch'' (spiced with some French) and a genre piece at that. The Blu-ray contains English subtitles.

    To avoid unnecessary confusion for the viewer it is good to know that the beginning and the end of the film are set in ''the present day'' while the rest in between is set in 1975. Events in 1975 are not told in strict chronological order. To clarify things toward the ending (which is considerably faster paced than the beginning of the movie) two recap sequences are inserted.

    The screenplay is perhaps overcomplicated, containing several crossing storylines. In hindsight quite a lot in the course of events depends on coincidences plus the fact that several characters are unable or unwilling to speak. Still, everything comes together neatly.

    The present-day sequences, especially the one at the beginning, unnecessarily add to the confusion. They could have been left out without harming the story. I suspect they are there only to provide a final twist, but this could have been done just as well by moving the entire present-day part to the end, as a kind of epilogue.

    In conclusion, this is an interesting picture. A bit confusing at times, but to that there is a perfect solution: watch it all over again.

    The Blu-ray contains a making-of, information on the shooting locations and a German-dubbed soundtrack as well. Oh, and nice music overall. I liked the Serge Gainsbourg song that at some point breaks the action.
    8LoBeholder

    A delightful Swiss surprise

    Watched this on Netflix, intrigued by the description about an old folktale. The film turned out to be somewhat contrary to my expectations, but actually in a good way.

    Without giving too much away, the film is a slow-burner that moves on multiple time levels. The flow feels natural, and adds to the mystery, so the chosen narrative approach was a good one. The film contains none of the modern Hollywoodian jump-scare crap - another top-notch decision by the director and writers. The main timeline's '70s setting helps to create the slightly skewered atmosphere of the film.

    The film can be interpreted on several metaphorical levels, but it works well even when just taken as a genre movie. All in all, I really liked the idea and its execution. Emotional stuff, really well played.

    Be warned though. As said, this is a real slow-burner, and the horror primarily comes from the atmosphere and -- well, you should check it out!
    7ComedyFan2010

    Mystery in the Swiss Alps

    This isn't so much a horror movie as mystery. Which is fine by me as I am actually not a big fan of typical horror and mainly watched it because of the country it is located and made in.

    Swiss Alps are a beautiful place for some mystery. Especially for the one based on a folktale. The pace of the movie is pretty slow, but it actually fits well to the story and enjoyable. Some scenes are still too gruesome to watch, but luckily there aren't too many so it doesn't ruin it. The worst was the goat scene, I won't add spoilers to it.

    Great acting as well. Roxane Mesquida is especially impressive since she doesn't have any dialogue but manages to portray so many emotions in a very intense way.
    7Bloodwank

    Classy slow burning Swiss thriller

    It is said (or at least was at the screening attended) that Sennentuntschi is Switzerland's first genre film. One hope that they make more, for its quite a cracker. It draws upon a little used myth (I can think of maybe one other film that makes use of it) of lonely Alpine shepherds who sew a lady companion out of straw and cloth. By and by the lady comes to life, loves them and keeps their home, until she falls out of favours and takes her vengeance. Things are a bit more complicated than that here though, with a strange and silent lady (Roxanne Mesquida) coming to a village from the mountains and immediately arousing superstitions. Local inspector Reusch is on her side, but something bad is afoot, and events in the village are parallelled by the affairs of a moutainside shepherd, his son and a city man who joins them. The film is quite a slow burner, focused on the slowly boiling drama of its characters and the tensions between superstition and reason, religion and modernity, man and woman, primal and tamed. Set in 1975 when there were still places in the Alps caught in older times, there's a convincing sense of removal from reality and rustic unease, quiet disquiet that works well with the sublime locations, crisply shot by Pascal Walder. Solid performances across the board give the film an effective dramatic tone, Nicholas Ofczarek giving the character of Reusch a sense of earnest dedication tinged with affecting romantic, longing, Andrea Zogg bringing righteous fire to his powerful priest character and Roxanne Mesquida especially good in her silent role as the rumoured Sennentuntschi, conveying feral grace and danger with an edge of primal humanity. Things come to a head in nicely intense and fairly shocking fashion with a cruelly punching final block, although a slightly tricksy approach to the narrative dilutes the ultimate effect. All in all its a quality and worthwhile watch, though not as potent as it could be. It takes a little too long to really come aflame I think, while things are ultimately satisfying there isn't so much suspense in earlier scenes. And for all the interesting oppositions the film brings up with its narrative, it doesn't really end up saying anything particularly interesting, though never less than satisfying entertainment its standard genre film mechanics do slightly sap its underlying interest. Still recommended though, 7/10
    8lazyorama

    Nice bed time story...

    I watched it once, would love to watch it again.. One of the best European movies I have seen, plot wise. The cinematography is awesome. The Alps are simply beautiful. The 70's rural male psyche is portrayed well. The way how things play out, is quite plausible and understandable. Lead actress has done such a convincing job, best one could ever have in such limited roles. In-fact all the actors played their characters well. Kudos to the screenplay and the direction, had me till the very end. Super. PS- I actually wrote this review, as one Boogieman seemed to have not grasped the story. The 3 bodies were that of the Temp hands, our Hooch (Potent) maker had previously hired. He may have had a fetish for skinning, especially after a heavy dose of the green fairy. Yes the movie is dark.

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    • Trivia
      The film is loosely based upon an Alpine to fable called "The Guschg Herdsmen's Doll" but commonly referred to as Sennentuntschi across Switzerland.
    • Goofs
      The story is set in 1975, Sebastian drives a VAZ-2121 (Lada Niva). But this model of Lada was only manufactured from 1977.
    • Connections
      Version of Sukkubus - den Teufel im Leib (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Ford Mustang
      Written by Serge Gainsbourg

      Performed by Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin

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    • Release date
      • September 8, 2011 (Austria)
    • Country of origin
      • Switzerland
    • Official site
      • Official site (Germany)
    • Language
      • Swiss German
    • Also known as
      • Sennentuntschi: Curse of the Alps
    • Filming locations
      • Austria
    • Production companies
      • Kontraproduktion AG
      • Superfilm
      • Greyhound
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $34,991
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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