Films for distribution

The Cinémathèque suisse makes available a selection of films for which it acquires the Swiss and sometimes international rights, intended for cinemas, film clubs, festivals and other cultural associations. These are heritage or contemporary films, co-produced or awarded in Switzerland, which enrich the collection. The synopses are only available in French and German.

The complete catalogue

The films listed below are available for distribution in DCP or other digital formats. Each listing contains useful information, digital promotional material and indicates the media and versions available. Any film reservation redirects to our request management platform which allows cinema managers and associations to order films from the Cinémathèque suisse catalogue. Prices can be found here.

The Cinémathèque suisse on tour

In association with cinemas and institutions in French-speaking Switzerland, the Cinémathèque suisse offers programmes of films from its collections outside its walls. These seasonal collaborations allow the public to watch or rewatch heritage films - most of them in restored versions - and award-winning contemporary films. These selections are shown once a month in various cinemas in French-speaking Switzerland.

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174 films

Paisà

Paisà

Païsa

Italy 1946 125'
By Roberto Rossellini
Starring Carmela Sazio, Benjamin Emmanuel, Harold Wagner
Medium Italian - English s-t. FR , Italian - English s-t. EN , Italian - English s-t. DE
Genre Drama, War
Palace Hotel

Palace Hotel

Switzerland 1952 103'
By Leonard Steckel, Emil Berna
Starring Anne-Marie Blanc, Paul Hubschmid, Käthe Gold
Medium German - Italian - French s-t. FR
Genre Drama
Paparazzi

Paparazzi

France 1964 18'
By Jacques Rozier
Starring Michel Piccoli, Jean Lescot, David Tonelli
Medium French
Pattes blanches

Pattes blanches

France 1947 92'
By Jean Grémillon
Starring Suzy Delair, Fernand Ledoux, Paul Bernard, Arlette Thomas, Michel Bouquet
Medium French
Genre Drama
Paul s'en va

Paul s'en va

France, Switzerland 2004 85'
By Alain Tanner
Starring Madeleine Piguet, Julien Tsongas, Lucie Zelger, Pauline Le Comte
Medium French , French s-t. DE , French s-t. IT , French s-t. EN
Genre Drama
Piano panier ou la recherche de l'équateur

Piano panier ou la recherche de l'équateur

Switzerland, Portugal 1989 95'
By Patricia Plattner
Starring Anne-Laure Luisoni, Rita Blanco, Diogo Doria, Daniel Wolf, Antoine Basler, Stefan Gusber, Paulo Branco
Medium French s-t. DE
Genre Drama Comedy
New Film

Piccolo Corpo

Italy, Slovenia, France 2021 89'
By Laura Samani
Starring Céleste Cescutti, Ondina Quadri
Medium Italian s-t. FR , Italian s-t. DE , Italian s-t. IT
Genre Drama
Play

Play

Sweden, Denmark, Finland 2011 118'
By Ruben Östlund
Starring Kevin Vaz, Johan Jonason, Yannick Diakité
Medium Swedish s-t. FR , Swedish s-t. DE , Swedish s-t. DE , Swedish s-t. EN , Swedish s-t. FR
Genre Drama
Quatre d'entre elles

Quatre d'entre elles

Switzerland 1968 111'
By Claude Champion, Jacques Sandoz, Francis Reusser, Yves Yersin
Starring Mary Adossides, Lucie Avenay, Jo Baumgartner
Medium French s-t. DE , French s-t. EN
Genre Drama
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