Élise Lafontaine has a secret routine. Every morning and evening for many years, she has been waving at the express train that passes her house. One fateful day, she finds a letter from the train conductor in her garden and her lonely life is turned upside down. She engages in a promising correspondence through poetic and thoughtful letters where the two anonymous writers share their worlds with each other. But Elise’s fairytale is cut short when the train line permanently detours for a shorter route to Paris. Not willing to do without her daily delight, Elise prompts a daring escape from her comfort zone and sets out to find the train conductor.
Cast
Crew
Timo von Gunten
Director, Writer, Editor
Marcel Jetzer
Editor
Nausheen Dadabhoy
Director of Photography
Bela Böke
Executive Producer
Jean de Meuron
Executive Producer
Giacun Caduff
Producer
Giles Foreman
Associate Producer
Salome Jermann
Production Design
Swan Pham
Casting
Catherine Schneider
Costume Design
Laura Moser
Hairstylist
Valérie Beaudenuit
Makeup Artist
Jacques Kieffer
Sound Recordist
Diego Baldenweg
Original Music Composer
Lionel Baldenweg
Original Music Composer
Nora Baldenweg
Original Music Composer
