
An account of the life and work of the Swiss writer Johanna Spyri (1827-1901), the barely known artistic mother of Heidi, her brave alpine heroine, who was first introduced to the world between 1880 and 1881, in a novel published in two parts, and became definitely immortal thanks to an anime series, released in 1974, directed by the Japanese genius Isao Takahata.

Marthe Keller
Johanna Spyri (voice)

Yoichi Kotabe
Self

Junzō Nakajima
Self

Petra Biondina Volpe
Self
Jean-Michel Wissmer
Self

Basquiat
Basquiat

Salvador Dalí: Génie tragi-comique
Salvador Dalí: Génie tragi-comique

Ronald Reagan: The Great Communicator
Ronald Reagan: The Great Communicator

Einstein and the Bomb
Einstein and the Bomb

Cinderella Man
Cinderella Man

Sasaki Kojiro
Sasaki Kojiro

Adam Sandler: Funny Guy
Adam Sandler: Funny Guy

Gandhi
Gandhi

When My Sorrow Died: The Story of Armen Ra and The Theremin
When My Sorrow Died: The Story of Armen Ra and The Theremin

Andreas Dresen - Ein Leben für den Film
Andreas Dresen - Ein Leben für den Film

Christopher Reeve, Superman Forever
Christopher Reeve, Superman Forever

Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev