Elise 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.
Directing | Timo von Gunten | Director |
Writing | Timo von Gunten | Writer |
Production | Bela Böke | Executive Producer |
Production | Giacun Caduff | Producer |
Production | Jean de Meuron | Executive Producer |
Production | Giles Foreman | Associate Producer |
Sound | Diego Baldenweg | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Lionel Baldenweg | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Nora Baldenweg | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Nausheen Dadabhoy | Director of Photography |
Editing | Marcel Jetzer | Editor |
Editing | Timo von Gunten | Editor |
Production | Swan Pham | Casting |
Art | Salome Jermann | Production Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Schneider | Costume Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Valérie Beaudenuit | Makeup Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Laura Moser | Hairstylist |
Sound | Jacques Kieffer | Sound Recordist |