Fetish & Dreams (1985)
The film is about a Swiss filmmaker (S.) who is working on a documentary film on the theme of loneliness in New York. It mixes documentary and fiction in an entertaining way, showing all the flourishing industry that is aimed at lonely people, the numerous organizations that offer their services for singles and those seeking partners. S. explores it all with journalist thoroughness. Initially distanced, but as time goes by he finds himself more and more involved personally. He cannot get a woman, he saw on the flight to New York, out of his mind. All that he knows is her name, Michéle, and that she studies music in Boston. His telephone quest does not bring anything and he decides to go to Boston. There he visits all the music schools and puts up posters in the streets. Finally Michéle gets in touch. S. falls in love. The film story meets finally his personal situation. Distance is no longer possible.
Director:
Steff Gruber
Writer:
Steff Gruber
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Michèle Rusconi as Michèle |
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Marcy Boucher as Marcy |
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Lea Lerman as Lea |
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Rip Wilson as Rip |
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Peter Schelling as Peter |
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Steff Gruber as Steff |
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Jürg Altherr as |
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Joel Meyerowitz as |
| Sound | William Steffen | Music |
| Writing | Steff Gruber | Screenplay |
| Directing | Steff Gruber | Director |
| Editing | Beni Müller | Editor |
| Production | Cyrille Kazis | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Phil Haines | Editor |
| Production | Steff Gruber | Producer |
| Editing | Steff Gruber | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Glynis A. Green | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Rainer Klausmann | Director of Photography |