Directed by Nicolas Gessner,
Claude Goretta,
Thomas Koerfer,
Francis Reusser,
François Reichenbach,
Hans-Ulrich Schlumpf,
Urs Odermatt,
Simon Edelstein,
Pierre Koralnik,
Kurt Gloor,
Matteo Bellinelli
This anthology documentary of sixteen brief films was put together as part of the celebrations for the 700th anniversary of the Swiss Confederation. While each celebrates some aspect of modern Swiss life or a location in Switzerland, some of them are humorous, some are ironic, and others are straightforward presentations. Some of the more amusing segments include one which depicts the activities of a group of people who are busy re-enacting the drama of William Tell; another shows a Swiss businessman plying his trade in Brazil; another shows two Japanese girls busily practicing that country's characteristic forms of tourism in Switzerland. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide