Gramper and Bosse - Tales of the Railways ( Gramper und Bosse - Bahngeschichten ) ( Gramper & Bosse - Tales of the Railways )

Gramper and Bosse - Tales of the Railways (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Gramper und Bosse - Bahngeschichten
Alternate Title: Gramper & Bosse - Tales of the Railways
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Switzerland ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
83 min + 48 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film

Movie filmed in 2005 and produced in:
Switzerland ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Edwin Beeler

Written By:
Edwin Beeler

Actors:
Edwin Beeler

Synopsis:

GRAMPER UND BOSSE - BAHNGESCHICHTEN is like a nostalgic commuter's journey between the past and present. Working conditions have radically changed. The economic pressure of productivity has accelerated automatization and the disappearance of jobs. Modernization of installations and equipment has generated a new brand of employees, detached from that sentiment of belonging to a band of enthusiasts. But there is an exception, a handful of railway fanatics still exists. Like this locomotive driver who realized his childhood dream of working on the railway. We see him in his house, setting up his scale model of a railway system, carefully depositing with a spoon tiny pieces of gravel on the railway lines. In a series of portraits, ranging from the steward in the restaurant car to the big boss, Edwin Beeler provides us with an amazing film of immersion in the world of work.

A film about my parents and about how much times have changed. My father made a living on the railways for 44 years, while my mother worked as a cook for a group of railway workers. Nowadays, those kind of livelihoods no longer exist, as the railways have been restructured and automated. The classic 'railway mentality' is over. As my parents travel back to the region where they once worked, memories of their past flood back. On the way, they meet today's railway workers, whose working life could not be more different to theirs. If you want to survive, you have to move with the times.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 06 October, 2010.