In 1877, in a watch factory in a valley in north-western Switzerland, Josephine produces balance spindles, tiny parts that ensure the agitation movement (“unrueh") of the mechanical watches. She soon grows uneasy with the organisation of work and possession in the village and its factory and joins the anarchist worker movement of the local watchmakers. There she meets Piotr Kropotkin, a moony Russian traveller. The two of them meet at a time when new technologies such as time measurement, photography, and the telegraph are transforming the social order, and anarchist discourse is addressing emerging nationalism. During a walk in the woods, Josephine and Piotr ask themselves whether time, money, and the government are not all but fictions.
- 6.5
- 2022
- Released
- 1h 34m
Clara Gostynski
Josephine Gräbli
Alexei Evstratov
Pyotr KropotkinMonika Stalder
Mireille ParatteHélio Thiémard
Claire GysinLi Tavor
Mila FuchsLaurence Bretignier
Louise LiechtiLaurent Ferrero
Gendarme PayardMayo Irion
Photographer ClémentNikolai Bosshardt
Termineur KünzliAlisa Miloglyadova
Young Russian WomanElisaveta Kriman
Young Russian WomanOlga Bushkova
Young Russian WomanTatiana Kulminska
Young Russian Woman
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- #telegraph
- #anarchism
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Based on Pyotr Kropotkin's "Memoirs of a Revolutionist," Cyril Schäublin's "Unrueh" is fascinating and surprisingly easy to watch despite its deliberate pacing. The film's stylism is exceptional, successfully recreating the atmosphere of 1870s Swiss watchmaking culture with meticulous attention to detail. The acting is solid, and there's a running irony in the constant adjustment of the factory cl