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If you understand German this sounds quite interesting. Journalist Sarah Fasolin has made this movie - The Cheese Makers - as the final work of her studies in contemporary history and social anthropology. It is a movie about the foreign workers on the alps in Switzerland, filmed in the Bernese Oberland. Apparently 30 to 50 % of the workers on our alps are foreigners, so there's some eye-opening stuff in there. She won the first prize at the Science-et-Cité-Festival in Bern. Check out the trailer above. Kino Gstaad is showing the film on April 12 and 13 2011.

by Hans-Ueli Tschanz. Article published in Gstaad My Love Magazine in December 2010 just prior to the death of Blake Edwards on December 16 2010.

The world-famous Julie Andrews turned 75 on October 1, 2010. For the past 40 years, the Hollywood and Broadway star and her husband, producer Blake Edwards, have spent their holidays in Gstaad. They feel at home here, they have raised their children here, and it is here that they find strength for their new projects. Some of her greatest cinematic successes originated in their Gstaad chalet, the 'Fleur de Lys'. Julie once gave Christmas lighting as a gift to the town of Gstaad to the amazement of the guests and locals alike. She also committed herself personally for the benefit of Gstaad’s film festival, CINEMUSIC, in the 1990’s by way of various performances and by using her own personal relationships within the film industry. In an exclusive conversation, she offers details about their personal memories of the many years spent in Gstaad and her deep bond with our region. She ended the conversation with this sentence “I hope that you can understand how much I love Gstaad”.

 
Above: Winner Shelly Nadashi (right) and Ben Claremont who came second

Shelly Nadashi from Israel won the golden cow at last week's GSTAADFILM  festival. But much of the media spotlight actually fell on Harald Reichenbach, one of the organizers of the festival, who read out a letter by Roman Polanski during his opening speech. In this letter Polanski expressed his regret for not being able to be present personally, conveyed is best wishes for a successful festival, and thanked the people of Gstaad for their ongoing support.

Unless you've not picked up and English-speaking newspaper in the past 2 weeks, then you'll know that James Bond has returned in his latest movie entitled Quantum of Solace. It's Daniel Craig's second turn as 007, and the story continues where his highly successful first effort, Casino Royale, left off.  GstaadLife.com regular, Claudine Ferguson, was on hand in London for the premier weekend, and here's what she had to say by sms as she left the theater:

Heart in mouth at the opening sequence. Slick graphics. Moody soundtrack. Fights frantic. A nod to Goldfinger. Scenes as gritty as Bond himself. And, then it was over. Quantum of Solace: almost forgetable plot; still not to be missed. With Craig as Bond, nobody does it better.

Click here to read what the Guardian thought of the movie:

This is a crash-bang Bond, high on action, low on quips, long on location glamour, short on product placement. Under the direction of Marc Forster, the movie ladles out the adrenalin in a string of deafening episodes: car chases, plane wrecks, motor boat collisions. If it's got an engine, and runs on fuel, and can crash into another similarly powered vehicle, with Bond at the wheel, and preferably with a delicious female companion in  - well, it goes in the movie. 
 

Click here to watch a video interview with Sir Roger Moore telling us what he thinks about Daniel Craig's portrayal of Bond (hint "I was a lover, Craig's a killler").

And for the serious Bond geeks among you, click here for all the B-roll footage and stuff that will become DVD-extras, including 5-minute featurettes on the locations, the music, the girls, and much more.

Then judge for yourself by watching the trailer below. Quantum of Solace opens this Thursday November 6 at the Kino Gstaad. Call 033 744 14 74 for reservations.