The Girl and the Spider (German: Das Mädchen und die Spinne) is a Swiss drama film, directed by Ramon Zürcher and Silvan Zürcher and released in 2021.[1] The film centres on Mara (Henriette Confurius) and Lisa (Liliane Amuat), two women who have been living together, and portrays the emotional complications as Lisa moves out to a new apartment.[2]
The Girl and the Spider | |
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German | Das Mädchen und die Spinne |
Directed by | Ramon Zürcher Silvan Zürcher |
Written by | Ramon Zürcher Silvan Zürcher |
Produced by | Adrian Blaser Aline Schmid |
Starring | Henriette Confurius Liliane Amuat |
Cinematography | Alexander Haßkerl |
Edited by | Katharina Bhend Ramon Zürcher |
Music by | Philipp Moll |
Production companies | Beauvoir Films Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen Zürcher Film |
Distributed by | Edition Salzgeber Xenix Filmdistribution |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | Switzerland |
Language | German |
The cast also includes Ursina Lardi, Flurin Giger, André Hennicke, Ivan Georgiev, Dagna Litzenberger-Vinet, Lea Draeger, Sabine Timoteo and Birte Schnöink.
The film premiered in the Encounters program at the 2021 Berlin Film Festival,[3] where the Zürchers won the award for Best Director in the program alongside Denis Côté for Social Hygiene (Hygiène sociale).[4] It had its North American premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.[5]
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