''Late Bloomers'' (german: Die Herbstzeitlosen) is a 2006
Swiss film directed
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
by
Bettina Oberli with
Stephanie Glaser. It was Switzerland's submission to the
80th Academy Awards
The 80th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2007. The award ceremony took place on February 24, 2008, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. During t ...
for the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.
The film was nominated for
Best Foreign-Language Film at the
8th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, but lost to ''
The Edge of Heaven
"The Edge of Heaven" is a song by English pop duo Wham!, released on Epic Records in 1986. It was written and produced by George Michael, one half of the duo, and was promoted in advance as Wham!'s farewell single.
History
With the known desire ...
''.
See also
*
Cinema of Switzerland
The film industry based in Switzerland dates to the 1930s. It is influenced by the neighboring countries of France, Germany and Italy, with which it shares languages. Before the mid-1960s Swiss films were often sentimental, but the French New ...
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References
External links
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*
Die Herbstzeitlosen' at th
Swiss Film Directory
2006 films
Swiss German-language films
2006 comedy films
Swiss comedy films
2000s German-language films
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