Films for distribution

The Cinémathèque suisse makes available a selection of films for which it acquires the Swiss and sometimes international rights, intended for cinemas, film clubs, festivals and other cultural associations. These are heritage or contemporary films, co-produced or awarded in Switzerland, which enrich the collection. The synopses are only available in French and German.

The complete catalogue

The films listed below are available for distribution in DCP or other digital formats. Each listing contains useful information, digital promotional material and indicates the media and versions available. Any film reservation redirects to our request management platform which allows cinema managers and associations to order films from the Cinémathèque suisse catalogue. Prices can be found here.

The Cinémathèque suisse on tour

In association with cinemas and institutions in French-speaking Switzerland, the Cinémathèque suisse offers programmes of films from its collections outside its walls. These seasonal collaborations allow the public to watch or rewatch heritage films - most of them in restored versions - and award-winning contemporary films. These selections are shown once a month in various cinemas in French-speaking Switzerland.

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174 films

Memoria

Memoria

Colombia, Thailand, France, Germany
By Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Starring Tilda Swinton, Elkin Díaz, Jeanne Balibar
Medium English s-t. FR - DE
Genre Drama
New Film

Mes petites amoureuses

France 1974 120'
By Jean Eustache
Starring Martin Loeb, Ingrid Caven, Jacqueline Dufranne, Henri Martinez, Maurice Pialat, Pierre Edelman
Medium French s-t. DE
Genre Drama

No Man’s Land

Switzerland, France 1985 108'
By Alain Tanner
Starring Hugues Quester, Myriam Mézières, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Jean-Pierre Malo
Medium French s-t. DE , French s-t. IT , French s-t. EN
Genre Drama

Nothing Sacred

La Joyeuse Suicidée

United States 1937 71'
By William A. Wellman
Starring Carole Lombard, Fredric March, Charles Winninger
Medium English s-t. FR
Genre Drama

Numéro zéro

France 1971 110'
By Jean Eustache
Starring Odette Robert, Jean Eustache, Boris Eustache
Medium French
Genre Documentary
Ornitólogo

O Ornitólogo

L' Ornithologue

Portugal, France, Brazil 2016 117'
By João Pedro Rodrigues
Starring Paul Hamy, Xelo Cagiao, Han Wen, João Pedro Rodrigues
Medium Portuguese - English - Latin - Chinese (Traditional) s-t. FR - IT
Genre Drama
Nuit des femmes

Onna bakari no yoru

La Nuit des femmes

Japan 1961 93'
By Kinuyo Tanaka
Starring Chisako Hara, Akemi Kita, Yosuke Natsuki
Medium Japanese s-t. FR , Japanese s-t. DE
Genre Drama
Ordet

Ordet

Denmark 1955 125'
By Carl Theodor Dreyer
Starring Birgitte Federspiel, Emil Hass Christensen, Henrik Malberg
Medium Danish s-t. FR , Danish s-t. EN
Genre Drama
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