Maria Brendle Debut Film on 1904 Trial, Modern Echoes
A historic Swiss legal case that is not just history but, too often, also present is the topic of German-Swiss director Maria Brendle’s powerful debut feature film Frieda’s Case (Friedas Fall). The 1904 murder trial of young seamstress Frieda Keller may have taken place in St. Gallen, Switzerland and may, despite its major impact, not … Read more