Das Vorspiel

2012 | Drama | 16 min | MA Film

Directed by Amaury Berger

Collection: Degree Films 2012

To rekindle their sex life, a young married couple decides to resort to role-play: he'll join her piano-lessons as her student. The longer they play, however, the more the newly defined hierarchies sink into their everyday lives. An initially promising game threatens to spiral out of control.

Runtime16 min
Year of Production2012
Country of ProductionSwitzerland
Distribution FormatDCP, HDCAM SR, HDCAM
Aspect Ratio1.85:1
Shooting FormatProRes
Spoken LanguageSwiss German
Available SubtitlesGerman, English, French
Director Amaury Berger
Cinematography Stefan Dux
Production Design Sara Weingart
Stefan Krenger
Marc Dörfel
Editor Hannes Rüttimann
Screenplay Amaury Berger
Creative Producer Stefan Eichenberger
Leading ActorsSamia von Arx
Roland Bonjour
Supporting ActorsClaudia Lädrach
Linus Baroffio
Casting Susan Müller
Costume Design Johanna Zimmermann
Makeup Artist Beatriz Vazquez
Location Sound Engineer Bernhard Zitz
Sound Design Simon Hauswirth
Sound Mixing Gregg Skerman
Graphic Artist Foederation
Technical Support Equipment Gian Courtin
Technical Support Postproduction Rebecca Siegfried
Project Mentoring Eva Vitija
Co-Production Company SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Financial Support Bundesamt für Kultur
Executive Producer Filippo Bonacci
Anita Wasser
Head of Programme MA Film Prof. Markus Imboden