SRF sends 17 people back to the year 1914
In January, SRF called for auditions for the summer project "anno 1914 - Leben wie vor 100 Jahren". From over 750 applications, a family of five and a further twelve people have now been selected for the scripted living history production.
Next summer, SRF will look back on life 100 years ago with the thematic focus "anno 1914". At the heart of the thematic focus is the scripted living history production "anno 1914 - Leben wie vor 100 Jahren". It tells exciting stories from the everyday life of a working-class family and a wealthy factory owner's family. The characters are played by actors and amateurs. SRF called for auditions in January to cast the non-professional actors. Over 750 interested people responded; around 60 were invited to the casting. The final cast has now been chosen.
The Büchi family from Wila ZH in the role of a working-class family
Bruno Lüscher, 45, and Jacqueline, 47, Milena, 20, Merlin, 14, and Alenka, 10, Büchi from Wila ZH move into the boarding house next to the Grünthal textile factory in Bauma ZH as a working-class family. Lisa-Maria D'Ercole, 14, from Subingen SO takes on the role of maid. "Schweiz aktuell" presents these protagonists in more detail on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 18 and 19, 2014, at 7 p.m. on SRF 1.
In other roles:
- Elias Züst, 16, as Commis
- Christian Thalmann, 40, as an accountant
- Rosemarie Jenni-Dietsche, 60, as a housekeeper
- Vera Knecht, 25, as a waitress's daughter
- Mirjam Schnedl, 17, and Pia Kammermann, 20, as the factory owner's daughters
- Jennifer Bosshard, 29, as weaver, Adriano Geiger, 63, and Hans Ineichen, 55, as weaver
- Greti Müller-Wehren, 67, and Marianne Müller, 34, as seamstresses
