L'année du capricorne (1997) — Top Movie Database

Production companies : Bernard Lang AG / Wega Film / Schweizer Fernsehen DRS /

September 26, 1997 1h 47m Austria Drama French More

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January 1957, in a small town in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. A middle-class house, the home of two sisters, Clara and Thérèse, whose characters could not be more different. After their father is institutionalized, the two women take over the family business, which specializes in precision optics. One day, the floor of the music room collapses after being ravaged by termites. Karoly, a Hungarian refugeee and jack-of-all-trades, is hired to repair the damage. The Hungarian's presence causes ripples in the seemingly unchangeable life of the two sisters...

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title：L'année du capricorne
status：Released
Release date： 1997
Runtime：1h 47m
Genres： Drama ·
Countries of origin： Austria · Switzerland ·
Original Language： French ·
Director： Jean-Luc Wey /
Writers： Jean-Luc Wey · Philippe Morand · Claude-Inga Barbey ·
Production companies： Bernard Lang AG · Wega Film · Schweizer Fernsehen DRS ·
Overview：January 1957, in a small town in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. A middle-class house, the home of two sisters, Clara and Thérèse, whose characters could not be more different. After their father is institutionalized, the two women take over the family business, which specializes in precision optics. One day, the floor of the music room collapses after being ravaged by termites. Karoly, a Hungarian refugeee and jack-of-all-trades, is hired to repair the damage. The Hungarian's presence causes ripples in the seemingly unchangeable life of the two sisters...