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Michael Steiner wins over Swiss-French audiences

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Following the success of Grounded: The Last Days of Swissair (365,000 admissions in Switzerland), Swiss German director Michael Steiner has succeeded in winning over Swiss French audiences with a second film, My Name Is Eugen [+see also:
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(Mein Name ist Eugen), a teenage comedy based on a 1950s bestseller.

If he does not succeed in holding the number one spot at the Swiss French box office for several weeks, as was the case for the director’s film on the selling off of the national airline, he can be content with the performance of Eugen, which is in eighth place after four weeks of release.

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With Swiss-French audiences generally less interested in Swiss German productions, this double success is all the more satisfying, The film, which has garnered 560,000 admissions in Switzerland, was presented at the Cannes Film festival in the Tous les Cinémas du Monde sidebar.

(Translated from French)

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