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This content was published on August 7, 2006 - 15:11

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Two people in silhouette look at mobile phones while a contrail of an aircraft is seen in the sky in the evening twilight, at Zurich Kloten Airport, pictured in Ruemlang, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

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Homage paid to filmmaker Daniel Schmid

This content was published on Aug 7, 2006 One of his most notable films “Beresina or The Last Days of Switzerland” was successfully shown in 1999 at the Cannes and Locarno festivals. In the same year, Locarno also awarded him a Leopard of Honour for his achievements. Both the Locarno festival, currently taking place in the southern Swiss town, and German-language television changed…

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