Synopsis
It is April 1974 and Julie Dujonc-Renens, young feminist journalist and the cunning Joseph-Marie Cauvin, leading reporter for the Swiss radio, have been sent to Portugal to investigate Switzerland’s aid to poor countries. Sparks fly during the bus trip with Bob, sound engineer approaching retirement. The projects financed by Switzerland prove to be calamitous and the workers’ revolution that suddenly breaks out doesn’t help, obliging our heroes to disregard first the radio’s management, and then their own codes of conduct.
Longwave (2013) is a 1h 25min comedy feature film by Lionel Baier. It is April 1974 and Julie Dujonc-Renens, young feminist journalist and the cunning Joseph-Marie Cauvin, leading repo...
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Titles
| Original title | Les grandes ondes (à l'ouest) | |
| Alternate title | Longwave |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Switzerland | August 11, 2013 |
| Theatrical | France | February 12, 2014 |
Full credits
| Director | Lionel Baier |
| Cast | Valérie Donzelli (Julie), Michel Vuillermoz (Cauvin), Patrick Lapp (Bob), Francisco Belard (Pelé), Jean-Stéphane Bron (Philippe de Roulet), Paul Riniker (Conseiller fédéral), Patrícia André (Analea), Adrien Barazzone (Bertrand), Gisela João, João Maria Pinto, José Eduardo (Le directeur de la station d'épuration), Teresa Faria (La tenancière), Bruno Schiappa |
| Screenplay | Julien Bouissoux, Lionel Baier |
| Executive producer | Alberto Chollet, François d'Artemare, Frédéric Mermoud, Jean-Stéphane Bron, Lionel Baier, Maria João Mayer, Max Karli, Pauline Gygax, Philippe Martin, Sophie Sallin, Ursula Meier |
| Cinematography | Patrick Lindenmaier |
| Editing | Pauline Gaillard |
| Sound | Stéphane Thiébaut |
| Costumes | Françoise Nicolet |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Wikidata (CC0-1.0)
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
