Lionel Baier

Lionel Baier
Country: Switzerland
Total Credits at Criticker: 3 (Actor), 9 (Director), 8 (Writer)
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Garcon Stupide
Loic, a young, gay man in Switzerland, fills the emotional void of his turbulent sex life with dreams of self-betterment. When a casual but tender encounter with an older guy presents the promise of emotional connection and validation, Loic arrives at one of the most crucial crossroads of his life. (Picture This! Entertainment)
Comme des voleurs (à l\
Lionel discovers that part of his family comes from Poland. He gets totally upset with it, to a point where his sister decides to take him to Poland, in order for him to discover this country he comes from. (imdb)
Un autre homme
Psychological drama about a young, inexperienced film reviewer who falls for the charms of a well-established female colleague. A challenging look at the essence of film critique as well as an erotic encounter between two unequals. (imdb)
Low Cost (Claude Jutra)
Since the age of nine, David Miller has known the date of his death. As it approaches, he spends his final moments with those dear to him, but is also obsessed by the idea of learning how to tie a bow-tie, and the Quebec filmmaker Claude Jutra's falling in the water (imdb)
La Parade (notre histoire)
Parades to demonstrate gay pride may be a well-established fact of life in cities such as Paris and Berlin - but this is not the case in Sion. In this Catholic stronghold, which is also capital of the ruggedly mountainous Swiss canton of Valais, a group of six women and a man, led by Marianne Bruchez, dared to organise the first gay parade ever held in this small provincial town. (KG)
Les grandes ondes (à l\
April 1974. The Federal Councellor, annoyed by the anti-establishment tone of The French speaking Swiss radio channel, imposes "safer" subjects on Philippe de Roulet, the programs director. To please him, de Roulet sends to Portugal a team composed of Julie, a dedicated feminist, Cauvin, a former war reporter sidelined since he started losing memory and Bob, a sound technician close to retirement, with the mission to report on the impact of Swiss aid to the country.
La vanité
David Miller is sick and has decided to end it all. But despite choosing the place, the date and the method, nothing goes according to plan (imdb)
La Dérive des continents (au sud)
Nathalie is on a mission for the EU in Sicily. She organizes the next visit of Macron and Merkel to a migrant camp. Their presence has a high symbolic value to show that everything is under control. But who still wants to believe in this European family on the verge of a nervous breakdown? Probably not Albert, Nathalie's son, an NGO activist who arrives without warning even though he has been estranged from her for years. Their reunion will be more explosive than this diplomatic trip. (imdb)
La cache
The ten-year-old boy lived through the events of May 1968 hidden away at his grandparents' house, surrounded by his uncles and great-grandmother, all bivouacked around a mysterious hideout. Adapted from the novel by Christophe Boltanski. (imdb)