Adolf Muschg – The Other

Name: Adolf Muschg – The Other
Director: Erich Schmid
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-09-26
Cast: Adolf Muschg

2021 · 86 min · Documentary

In his exploration of the cultural dynamic between East and West, Adolf Muschg, the most significant Swiss writer since Frisch and Dürrenmatt, searched for the other in himself in order to understand otherness.

Directed by Erich Schmid · Written by Erich Schmid

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