Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense

When director Daniel Schmid grew up, his parents ran a hotel in the Alps, and this singular setting was to influence his film. Rather by coincidence, he came to Berlin in the early 1960s and became part of the new German wave. Schmid worked with, among others, Wenders and Fassbinder, for example, as an actor in Wender’s The American Friend. He met Ingrid Caven, who was to play a diva in several of his films. This is a documentation of a part of modern European film history and a good analysis of artistry and how it corresponds to the individual behind the camera. A wealth of archival footage brings us close to many directors and actors in Schmid’s circle. If you’ve never seen a Daniel Schmid film, you are sure to want to after watching this portrait of his life.

Cast

Daniel Schmid Self (archive footage) Ingrid Caven Self Rainer Werner Fassbinder Self (archive footage) Peter Kern Self Werner Schroeter Self Bulle Ogier Self

Renato Berta Self

Raúl Gimenez Self (archive footage)

Lucia Bosè (archive footage) Douglas Sirk Self (archive footage)

Shiguéhiko Hasumi Self

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