Max Frisch, citoyen
- Original title
- Max Frisch, citoyen
- Year
- 2008
- Running time
- 94 min.
- Country
- Switzerland
- Director
- Cast
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- Peter Bichsel
- Max Frisch
- Günter Grass
- Gottfried Honegger
- Henry Kissinger
- Helmut Schmidt
- Christa Wolf
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Documentary
- Synopsis
- After Friedrich Dürrenmatt and Niklaus Meienberg died, Max Frisch was the last of the big Swiss intellectuals actively pursuing this role and being perceived as such by those around him, both in Switzerland and abroad. Since his death in 1991, no other voices have emerged to replace him. On the contrary: in Switzerland, as in other countries, writers and thinkers have ceased to be a major influence on social issues and processes. Thus, the question arises whether their contribution is needed at all. The film "The Voice of Max Frisch" tells Frisch's story as a "voice", explaining how his active contribution to society developed and how this became an integral part of his entire life. While Frisch focuses on his personal situation, his perspective also reflects the history of the 20th century as a whole, which he experienced mostly in Switzerland and Germany and which he witnessed almost from the beginning to the end. Max Frisch's view, therefore, is a record of our most recent history,...
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