Erich Langjahr Movies

A movie about getting diagnosed with cancer and living the last month of the life to the fullest.

A short film on throw-away culture and TV

Film from Silvia Haselbeck and Erich Langjahr

Reel 25 of Gérard Courant’s on-going Cinematon series.

Award-winning director Langjahr returns to his beloved Alps to document a group of people continuing the legacy of their forefathers. Every year on...

In this film, the viewer experiences, without commentary, the everyday life of a Sennen family at the end of the 20th century. The film raises the...

The view of and from Mount Rigi stays with people for a lifetime. This massive, mighty mountain on the Lake of Lucerne has impressed and attracted...

The second part of a trilogy on the subject of farming in which an attempt is made to look at the existence of farmers at the end of the 20th century.

Documentary about the history of a village guest house

Erich Langjahr portrays two of his close friends, internationally renowned artists, Gottfried Honegger and Kurt Sigrist. Though the personalities of...

In «The battle of Morgarten» we see how Morgarten – a symbol of freedom – is celebrated and interpreted today. First part of...

Documentary, showing the last cantonal assembly that was held only by men in the town of Hundwil (Appenzell AR), Switzerland in 1990.

"In the understanding of the complex cultural conditions of central Switzerland, I wanted to further explore through the film, who I am and what...

Director Erich Langjahr follows several of the last remaining shepherds in Switzerland, on the cusp of the third millennium. How does one of the...