The Railroad Lady
Sometimes life seems to pass at 300 km/h
30 mins
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.
Timo von Gunten
Writer
Timo von Gunten
Director
Marcel Jetzer
Editor
Jean de Meuron
Executive Producer
Giles Foreman
Associate Producer
Timo von Gunten
Editor
Laura Moser
Hairstylist
Catherine Schneider
Costume Design
Giacun Caduff
Producer
Jacques Kieffer
Sound Recordist
Nora Baldenweg
Original Music Composer
Nausheen Dadabhoy
Director of Photography
Lionel Baldenweg
Original Music Composer
Bela Böke
Executive Producer
Valérie Beaudenuit
Makeup Artist
Salome Jermann
Production Design
Diego Baldenweg
Original Music Composer