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Film-Reading Wilfried Meichtry

Katharina von Arx and Freddy Drilhon

„Katharina von Arx ist eine Pippi Langstrumpf mit der Geisteshaltung einer Simone de Beauvoir!“
(Hannes Vollmuth, Süddeutsche Zeitung.)

They travelled around the world to escape bourgeois limitations: Katharina von Arx from Switzerland and Freddy Drilhon from France led an unusual life in the mid 20th century. Wilfried Meichtry interviewed Katharina von Arx (1928-2013) several times in the last two years of her life and discovered her fascinating archive. In 2015 he published the couple's biography "Die Welt ist verkehrt, nicht wir. Katharina von Arx und Freddy Drilhon“. In autumn 2017 the film version of the book with Sabine Timoteo in the role of Katharina will be released in Switzerland. In a reading with film clips Wilfried Meichtry will give a first preview into the film.

Wilfried Meichtry is an author, historian and script writer from Valais. Among his most popular and award-winning works are: VERLIEBTE FEINDE. PETER UND IRIS VON ROTEN (film version: 2013), MANI MATTER - EINE BIOGRAPHIE (2013), DIE WELT IST VERKEHRT, NICHT WIR. KATHARINA VON ARX UND FREDDY DRILHON (2015).