Swiss films: it is a long way from Hollywood with its annual blockbusters, but Switzerland is quietly making a name for itself in world cinema.

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Swiss films: it is a long way from Hollywood with its annual blockbusters, but Switzerland is quietly making a name for itself in world cinema.

Last year, the prestigious American Film Institute featured director Anna Luif as one of only ten "New Faces in European Cinema." No less than The New York Times praised director Ursula Meier's story of a young, driven female athlete, "Des Epaules Solides" ("Strong Shoulders"), as "dazzling" and "unpreten...

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