Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Daniel Schmid

Self (archive footage)

Age : 64 | Popularity : 5%

Ingrid Caven

Self

Age : 85 | Popularity : 7%

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Self (archive footage)

Age : 37 | Popularity : 19%

Peter Kern

Self

Age : 66 | Popularity : 5%

Werner Schroeter

Self

Age : 65 | Popularity : 7%

Bulle Ogier

Self

Age : 84 | Popularity : 3%

Renato Berta

Self

Age : 79 | Popularity : 3%

Raúl Gimenez

Self (archive footage)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Filip Zumbrunn
Sound	Music	Peter Scherer
	Sound Editor	Hans Künzi
	Sound Designer	Christoph Brünggel
Directing	Director	Benny Jaberg Pascal Hofmann
Editing	Editor	Benny Jaberg Pascal Hofmann Caterina Mona
Department	Role	Name

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