Daniel Schmid’s ‘The Written Face’ Near to Re-Launch by Cinémathèque Suisse (EXCLUSIVE)
John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentA force on Europe’s film archive scene, the Cinémathèque Suisse is near to finishing a restoration of “The Written Face,” regarded as one of the best films by one of Switzerland’s most prominent filmmakers, Daniel Schmid.News of the reissue comes as heritage becomes an ever more familiar part of the major festival landscape – as a promotion agency, the Cinémathèque Suisse is at Locarno with six titles, far more than any sales agent.Switzerland, moreover, has been chosen as the Guest Country of the Lumière Festival’s 9th International Classic Film Market, running Oct.12-15; and, post COVID-19, audiences are warming to heritage fare, says Frédéric Maire, director of the Cinémathèque Suisse and