
Three lonely herdsmen starved of female companionship creates the girl of their dreams, from a broom, some straw and a few rags. The creation - Sennentuntschi, lives and breathe to cook, clean and look after the three.... (Full plot summary below)
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Three lonely herdsmen starved of female companionship creates the girl of their dreams, from a broom, some straw and a few rags. The creation - Sennentuntschi, lives and breathe to cook, clean and look after the three.
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| Little White LiesAnton Bitelthe ingenious narrative of Switzerland's very first genre film winds, twists and doubles back on itself like a treacherous mountain pass, always clinging close to the edge of its own elaborate ambiguities. |
| User ReviewDaniel P(aka Curse of the Alps.) Purportedly Switzerland's first genre film, this brilliant telling of a mythological tale filtered through two generations of a small village in the Alps is directed, acted, scored and edited with utmost skill and economy. The legend of the 'stick girl', brought unto the world for the sole purpose of serving it's (male) creators, both domestically and sexually, is fascinatingly told through flashbacks and asides, with a brilliant use of timeframes that only becomes clear the longer the film is on. There's some disturbing content here but also scope for laughs amidst the grisly details. Sennentuntischi is sure to become a future alongside two other great modern, grown-up fables - May and Pan's Labyrinth springing to mind. One of the highlights of the FilmFour FrightFest 2011. |
| User ReviewRiff JThe film is very intriguing and pulls the viewer in, only to leave them questioning the entire story. It combines the suspense and thrill of American Horror Story with the mystery and eeriness of The Returned. This can especially be seen in the beautiful scenery of the film and the way it is portrayed with music, lighting, camera angles, and motion. By introducing the "sennentuntschi", who is never named, as an innocent, naive, and childish woman, her violence and murders appear to be only reactionary. Some murders strongly support this notion, others do not, and by the end the viewer is left to ponder the sennentuntschi's motives, or if she is a sennentuntschi at all. The plot branches off with many potential endings, but the film ends with no definitive explanation. The viewer is left to decide what truly happened in the Grison Alps. |
| User ReviewShaun MUna leggenda narra che tre pastori, isolati e ubriachi, costruiscano un fantoccio di pezza chiedendo poi al diavolo di dargli vita, trasformandolo in una vera donna della quale possano abusare a piacimento. C'è però un prezzo da pagare... Negli anni 70 in uno sperduto villaggio di montagna tra le alpi svizzere appare una ragazza muta, bellissima e all'apparenza disturbata... Bello, originale, intenso. |
| User ReviewSarah CRefreshingly original "ancient legend brings about hideous nastiness" movie, with slightly confusing timeline. Pay attention, it's not that difficult. |
| User ReviewJason VAn excellent veeery original fantasy thriller that I didn't decide to see before yesterday, days after it came out, which is really rare from me, planning all I wanna see weeks, or months or years before they arrive. I think it's the 1st film I see in Swiss-german, which made it be even more original. The script is very complexe, tortuous, sometimes hard to catch, follow, making you doubt of what's the truth, what is the reality, the good explanation to facts, situations... Even after the end, you aren't sure you understood all, and that comment comes from someone with a pretty full brain, without wanting to seem proud. :P B-) ;) No, seriously, I have the pride to declare I'm intelligent, but it doesn't impede me not to catch everything in every movie, of course, and I have the modesty to admitt it, contrary to too much asses. And it's maybe the case in this confused story. Confused, but very refreshing, smart, interesting, almost scary by moments... Set in sooooo beautiful landscapes of the Swiss mountains, and in a small ancient village very pretty too. It makes you dream to have some walks there; like in so many places of my beautiful country that I know too little, sadly. As this Swiss movie is coproduced by Germany, Austria and France, it'll be seen at least in all those countries and some others, but I hope americans (between others) will have it on more than 2-3 screens for the entire country; but I'm afraid not... |
| User ReviewShannon MThe film is very intriguing and pulls the viewer in, only to leave them questioning the entire story. It combines the suspense and thrill of American Horror Story with the mystery and eeriness of The Returned. This can especially be seen in the beautiful scenery of the film and the way it is portrayed with music, lighting, camera angles, and motion. By introducing the "sennentuntschi", who is never named, as an innocent, naive, and childish woman, her violence and murders appear to be only reactionary. Some murders strongly support this notion, others do not, and by the end the viewer is left to ponder the sennentuntschi's motives, or if she is a sennentuntschi at all. The plot branches off with many potential endings, but the film ends with no definitive explanation. The viewer is left to decide what truly happened in the Grison Alps. |
| User ReviewJoel Fa well made Swiss thriller from the Swiss alps |
| User ReviewDaniel EAn old style horror/mystery movie, complete with the ominous creepy music, aptly set in 1975 on a small mountain village where evil, dark folklore, and witchcraft still very much alive and kicking. |
| User ReviewDustin IThe Film is constantly misleading the viewer; it lets you believe, you know more than you actually do. The further you get towards the ending, the more you start to doubt everthing. The performances are for the most part over the top, i.e., trashy. This of course fits the genre, but you have to be aware of that and accept it as is. The filmography is one of the films positive sides. Lightning and colours are greatly dealt with, as well as pacing and angles. It's not a must see, but i recomend it. |