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The Railroad Lady (2016) [N/A]

Release Date:
August 5, 2016

Original Title:
La femme et le TGV

Genres:
Comedy | Drama

Production Companies:
Jacques à Bâle Pictures

Production Countries:
Switzerland

Ratings / Certifications:
CH: 12 

Runtime: 30

Sometimes life seems to pass at 300 km/h

Overview from TheMovieDB

Elise Lafontaine has a secret routine. Every morning and evening for many years, she has been waving at the express train that passes her house. One fateful day, she finds a letter from the train conductor in her garden and her lonely life is turned upside down. She engages in a promising correspondence through poetic and thoughtful letters where the two anonymous writers share their worlds with each other. But Elise’s fairytale is cut short when the train line permanently detours for a shorter route to Paris. Not willing to do without her daily delight, Elise prompts a daring escape from her comfort zone and sets out to find the train conductor.

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Production

Associate Producer:
Giles Foreman

Casting:
Swan Pham

Costume Design:
Catherine Schneider

Director:
Timo von Gunten

Director of Photography:
Nausheen Dadabhoy

Editor:
Marcel Jetzer
Timo von Gunten

Executive Producer:
Bela Böke
Jean de Meuron

Hairstylist:
Laura Moser

Makeup Artist:
Valérie Beaudenuit

Original Music Composer:
Diego Baldenweg
Lionel Baldenweg
Nora Baldenweg

Producer:
Giacun Caduff

Production Design:
Salome Jermann

Sound Recordist:
Jacques Kieffer

Writer:
Timo von Gunten

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