Chikita (1962)
Brothel-owner Chikita Hausmann is forced to flee a South American revolution and sets up a new “house of pleasure” in a sleepy Swiss town, where the local bigwigs queue up so enthusiastically that she placates scandalized wives by dubbing it the “Circle for Expanding Cultural Relations” and wins the naive estate-manager Philip Sprüngli’s heart. When a nearby jazz club run by local youths threatens to expose her clientele, Chikita cleverly sells her establishment to the municipality—transforming it into a youth center—then whisks Sprüngli off on another adventure to a revolution-torn South America.
Director: Karl Suter
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Hanne Wieder as Chikita Hausmann |
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Charles Regnier as Dr. Hauenstein |
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Gustav Knuth as Eugen Stärkle |
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Franz Muxeneder as Polizist Baumann |
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Margrit Läubli as Doris Kirchofer |
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Max Haufler as Dr. Markus Steiger |
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Bruno Ganz as Jazzfan |
| Directing | Karl Suter | Director |
