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The Zürrer Bakery

1957 · 105 min

A quiet, bittersweet family drama that unfolds with gentle realism, inviting empathy for a father's quiet disappointments.

Directed by
Kurt Früh
Genres
Drama
Starring
Emil Hegetschweiler, Ettore Cella, Margrit Winter
Overview
Widowed baker Zürrer has to raise his three children, who all turn out to be disappointments to him in various ways.

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Directed by
Kurt Früh
Genres
Drama
Starring
Emil Hegetschweiler, Ettore Cella, Margrit Winter
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • family
  • grief
  • identity
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Kurt Früh
Written by
Eva Früh-Langraf, Emil Hegetschweiler, Hans Mehringer, Kurt Früh
Starring
Emil Hegetschweiler, Ettore Cella, Margrit Winter, Peter Brogle, Walter Morath, Jürg Grau, Maria Rezzonico, Ursula Kopp
Music
Walter Baumgartner
Cinematography
Georges C. Stilly
Runtime
105 min
Country
Switzerland
Languages
German

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