Beatrice Kessler Movies
- 1989
Dieter Laser plays a salesman of sex toys who takes a room in a Swiss hotel in this satirical, sarcastic comedy. He hopes to set up a series of vending machines for his merchandise but no one seems interested. His sleep is disturbed by continual invasions into his room and a loud local band. The salesman tries to proposition a strapping Swiss country lad but is rejected, prompting him to take the room in the crazy hotel. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Dieter Laser, Beatrice Kessler, (more)
- 1983
In this, the third, remake of Gotthelf's classic horror story, a woman offers the soul of her unborn baby in exchange for Satan's intervention in a situation that threatens her village. Unlike it's two predecessors, this version is told without operatic embellishment and is framed by the modern-day story of a drug-addicted woman who has a strange drug-induced dream about the woman in village. In the dream, the threat comes in the form of the ruthless knight who brutalizes and terrorizes all the villagers. The woman reneges on the bargain by having the babe immediately baptized after it is born. Satan gets his revenge by sending a murderous black spider into town. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Beatrice Kessler, Walo Lueoend, (more)
- 1982
In a Germany still divided between East and West, the glow of western gilt-edged security, and the pizzazz of fashion, cars, and computers create a "light trap" that lures East Germans into fantasizing about a better life. When a spy from East Germany goes through the motions of picking up his contact in Munich, he is led into her double life in an opulent villa, with an attractive and lusty daughter. As detectives and the police come in and out of the scenario, it becomes difficult to know who has been caught in the "light trap" and who might be a double agent -- or not. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Armin Mueller-Stahl, Beatrice Kessler, (more)
- 1979
Big corporate agricultural interests have crowded out small farmers around the globe. In this Swiss story, a young farmer refuses to participate in a community agreement, with a big industrial group, to sell his land. He wins the help of another farmer in his area and falls in love with a lovely veterinary student as he works at forcing the corporation to back down. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Beatrice Kessler
- 1978
This romantic drama follows two policemen whose job is to investigate the lives of foreigners who have applied for Swiss citizenship. Among the applicants they must screen are a French psychiatrist and his wife, and a ballet dancer. The married couple are quickly accepted, but the dancer's life offers some objections. However, since the younger policeman has fallen in love with her, there is a chance that she, too, will win Swiss citizenship. The restrained performances by character actor Walo Luond and cabaret performer Emil Steinberger, as the two policemen, are highlights of this film. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Walo Lüönd, Beatrice Kessler, (more)
- 1975
In this romantic melodrama, a pregnant and unmarried country girl travels to the city to have her child anonymously. Bravely confronting the tasks of finding a place to live and work in a new location, she finds some solace in her relationship with an upper-class lad whose family is strongly opposed to their being together. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Susanne Uhlen, Beatrice Kessler, (more)
