
1992 · Daniel Schmid · 95 min
A man returns to the hotel he grew up in and recounts the quirky goings on of his youth.
The formerly great Swiss hotel which Valentin’s family owned when he was a boy has been emptied and is about to be torn down. He revisits the magical site’s empty halls and ballrooms.
Sami FreyValentin adult / NarratorCarlos DevesaValentin child
Ingrid CavenLila
Dieter MeierMax
Ulli LommelProfessor Malini
Andréa FerréolMiss Gabriel
Arielle DombasleMrs. Studer
Maddalena FelliniGrandma
Maurice GarrelGrandpa
Marisa ParedesSarah Bernhardt
Geraldine ChaplinAnarchist
Rogério SamoraTennis teacher
Laura SoveralMrs. Wartburg-Smith
Vittorio MezzogiornoUncle Paul
Jorge PintoChef at the Savoy