Longwave (2013)

Name: Longwave
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2013-08-11
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Valérie Donzelli, Michel Vuillermoz, Patrick Lapp, Francisco Belard, Jean-Stéphane Bron

Longwave (2013), directed by Lionel Baier, starring Valérie Donzelli and Michel Vuillermoz.

08/11/2013 BR Comedy 1h 25m

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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.

Patrick LindenmaierCinematography
Lionel BaierDirector, Writer
Pauline GaillardEditing
Julien BouissouxWriter

About the film

Longwave (French: Les Grandes Ondes (à l'ouest), Portuguese: As Ondas de Abril) is a 2013 Swiss-French-Portuguese comedy-drama film directed by Lionel Baier. The film's principal cast are Valérie Donzelli, Michel Vuillermoz, Patrick Lapp, and Francisco Belard.

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Plot

The film is set in 1974, based on a true story about a Swiss production team working for Radio Suisse Romande, who are assigned to produce a puff piece in Portugal but instead witness the Carnation Revolution.

Release

The film débuted at the 2013 Locarno Film Festival. The US premiere of Longwave was at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 10, 2014. The distributor in France is Happiness Distribution, and in Switzerland is Pathé; the film has also been sold to Zeta Films for distribution in Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and Paraguay.

Reception

The reviewer for Variety found that the director had demonstrated "his thoroughgoing knowledge of and delight in film history, yet his striving for a 1970s screwball vibe feels too forced and artificial". In Público's Ípsilon, Luís Miguel Oliveira gave the film two out of five stars.

The film was nominated for the Swiss Film Award in three categories: Best Fiction Film, Best Screenplay (Lionel Baier and Julien Bouissoux), and Best Actor (Patrick Lapp) but did not win, losing to I Am the Keeper in each category.

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Trivia

It premiered on August 11, 2013, a Sunday.
It runs 1h25 — short for a feature film.
Its original title is "Les grandes ondes (à l'ouest)".
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosFilmes do Tejo, Rita Productions, Les Films Pelléas, Bande à Part Films
CountriesFrance, Portugal, Switzerland
LanguagesFrench, Portuguese
StatusReleased

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Patrick Lindenmaier Cinematography
Lionel Baier Director
Pauline Gaillard Editing
Julien Bouissoux Writer
Lionel Baier Writer

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What is Longwave about?

Longwave: 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 fina…

Who directed Longwave?

Longwave was directed by Lionel Baier in 2013.

Who stars in Longwave?

The cast of Longwave includes Valérie Donzelli, Michel Vuillermoz, Patrick Lapp, Francisco Belard and Jean-Stéphane Bron.

How long is Longwave?

Longwave runs for 85 minutes, or 1h25.