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The Giacomettis

2025-08-09 09:18:50

The Giacomettis

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August 24, 2025    
11:00 am - 1:00 pm

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Image credit: Filmstill IG_ Giovanni Giacometti, Selbstbildnis im Schnee 1899©Vincafilm_02

The rugged, mysterious Swiss mountain valley of Bergell brought forth an extraordinary artistic dynasty: The Giacomettis. Alberto revolutionised the world of art with his slender sculptures. Before him, his father Giovanni, was one of the foremen of the impressionist movement. All the Giacometti children–Alberto, Diego, Otilia and Bruno–were endowed with varied and impressive artistic talent.

Join us for a screening of Susanna Fanzun‘s intimate portrait of the extraordinary Giacometti family. Through masterful paintings, personal letters, and stunning alpine landscapes, the film traces the artistic legacy of this remarkable dynasty.

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 Susanna Fanzun

 Susanna Fanzun was born in Scuol in 1963 and grew up in Tarasp in the Engadin. She is married and mother to a daughter and a son. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of Pro Helvetia. In 1985, she obtained her teacher’s certificate and took courses for radio and television journalists, producers and documentary filmmakers at various schools in Germany and other countries. From 1986 to 2013 she was employed by Radiotelevisiun Svizra Rumantscha.

She has also worked as a freelance journalist since 1988 for various publications. In 1997 she began working as a documentary filmmaker. She is involved in various feminist organizations and is, among other things, a co-organizer of the Frauenfilmtage in Graubünden, a night guard in a women’s shelter and holds media courses for women. Fanzun has been a member of CIR, Cineasts Independents Rumantschs since 2009 and became their President in 2017. In addition to several artist portraits, Susanna Fanzun has created various films on everyday life in the Alps.

Her central themes are: farming, alpine farming, childhood and aging. In 2012 Susanna Fanzun founded her own production company Pisoc Pictures. She has already developed and produced a number of documentaries. The film Kühe, Käse und 3 Kinder premiered in Solothurn in 2015 and received awards at several festivals. The distributor Frenetic Films brought the film to Swiss cinemas, where it was a great success.