A soft heart on hard soles Father Placidus a Spescha

A soft heart on hard soles Father Placidus a Spescha

Film by Gieri Venzin and Peter Egloff, 1994
Romansh with German subtitles

Gieri Venzin, historian and filmmaker, will host the evening. He brings us closer to this fascinating personality of the Surselva with his documentary film and additional explanations and illustrations on the eventful life and universal work of the controversial Disentis monk. He confronts us as a researcher, stimulus and critic of his homeland. Did you know that he - the "curios pader" as he was called during his lifetime - designed tourism projects for the Graubünden Oberland more than 200 years ago? Or that he wanted to accommodate all the inhabitants of the Tujetsch in a resort? That he was against celibacy for priests? And probably the first true mountaineer in the world?