Yelping enchants Swiss screens

Thierry Jobin is delighted with the release on Swiss screens of the documentary 'Heimatklänge', a documentary directed by Stefan Schwietert who has taken an interest in the traditional Swiss song called yelping. "The opening shots of a mountainous landscape accompanied by a youtse make one fear the worst. 'Heimatklänge' does indeed start off like an umpteenth representation of typical Swissness on film ... . But not so fast! [this documentary] swings reluctant viewers round as if tossing a pancake. Even the most sceptical, the most reticent, the most allergic to yodelling, the most repulsed by flag-flying, will be carried away by the miracle of 'Heimatklänge'. (...) What is the sound of Switzerland? What is the sound of our lives? Stefan Schwietert makes an experimental subject out of these questions that the average person usually only poses in moments of conflict with neighbours. He sticks images on music, creating his own expression, producing meaning."

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