MONROE - The 2016 Swiss Heritage Series of the Turner Hall of Monroe will present "Die Herbstzeitlosen" ("The Late Bloomers") as the featured film for its annual Swiss Movie Night.
Scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, in the Grand Hall of Turner Hall, the funny and heart-warming 86-minute film is in Swiss-German with English subtitles. Legendary Swiss actress Stephanie Glaser plays Martha, who with her three friends causes a stir in their conservative little village of Trub in the Emme Valley when they start a new business endeavor to help Martha realize a life-long dream. The film was Switzerland's 2008 entry in the Academy Awards' category of Best Foreign Film.
Trub, where the film is set, is close to Langnau, the town in canton Bern with which Monroe is working on establishing a friendship. Participants in Turner Hall's 2015 Tour to Switzerland will recognize many familiar sights in the film, having been welcomed by people in both Trub and Langnau.
The doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is a free-will donation.
More information is available at http://turnerhallofmonroe.org/swissmovienight.html.
Scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, in the Grand Hall of Turner Hall, the funny and heart-warming 86-minute film is in Swiss-German with English subtitles. Legendary Swiss actress Stephanie Glaser plays Martha, who with her three friends causes a stir in their conservative little village of Trub in the Emme Valley when they start a new business endeavor to help Martha realize a life-long dream. The film was Switzerland's 2008 entry in the Academy Awards' category of Best Foreign Film.
Trub, where the film is set, is close to Langnau, the town in canton Bern with which Monroe is working on establishing a friendship. Participants in Turner Hall's 2015 Tour to Switzerland will recognize many familiar sights in the film, having been welcomed by people in both Trub and Langnau.
The doors open at 7 p.m. Admission is a free-will donation.
More information is available at http://turnerhallofmonroe.org/swissmovienight.html.
