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- Corinne Hofmann, daughter of a French mother and a German father, was born on 4th June 1960 in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. At the age of 21, she opened a boutique where she sold bridal gown and second hand-clothes. During a trip to Kenya in 1986 with her then-boyfriend she met Lketinga Leparmorijo, a Samburu-warrior, who she was instantly fascinated from. Half a year later and back in Switzerland, she decided to find the stranger, which was not that easy since she only had photos and he lived in the bush near Barsaloi, a small village in northern Kenya, hundreds of miles away from Mombasa, where she had met him first. After three months and an adventurous travel through Nairobi and Maralal, she finally found him. Things worked out the way she had wished with all her heart; they lived together in a cow dung and mud hut and married in 1988. At that time, Corinne opened a shop to ensure the tribe's supply with nourishments, which improved the people's situation enormously. Corinne got pregnant soon, but also became seriously ill and was forced to stay at the hospital in Wamba for several weeks. Fortunately, she recovered and gave birth to their daughter Napirai. Everything seemed to be alright, when Lketinga started to become more and more jealous. He accused his wife of having relationships to other men, which was just disgracing since the only thing Corinne wanted was stay with her beloved man and their little girl. The situation exacerbated, also because Corinne became ill again and could not run her shop anymore. The couple decided to move to Mombasa, where they opened a new shop for tourists. Even though their financial situation became better, the relationship between Corinne and Lketinga did not recover. In 1990, Corinne finally left her husband and went back to Switzerland. She had several successful jobs and, around 1997, started to write the first novel about her life in Kenya; a second one about the time back in Europe ("Back From Africa"). After more than 14 years, she visited Barsaloi for the first time since her flight. Her Kenyan family welcomed her warmly and Corinne was especially happy to see her former mother-in-law again. She also visited the shootings to the movie "The White Massai" and got to know Nina Hoss, who portrayed her. The novel about her travel to Kenya is called "Reunion in Barsaloi".
- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
- Actor
Swiss-born René Eugène Hubert studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule in St. Gallen and at the Beaux Arts in Paris and subsequently worked for the noted fashion designer Jean Patou. He did some costume design for theatrical revues in Berlin and France (including for the Folies Bergère at the Casino de Paris), where his work attracted the attention of star actress Gloria Swanson. Swanson managed to persuade Hubert to join her in Hollywood as personal designer for her entire personal and professional wardrobe and he ended up signed to a two-year contract at Paramount in 1924 (inevitably specialising in Gloria's pictures, beginning with Madame Sans-Gêne (1925)). After his contract expired, Hubert made the rounds of other studios: MGM (1927-1931); under the auspices of Charles Le Maire at 20th Century Fox (1931-1935); at Alexander Korda's London Films (1935-1938), where he designed the futuristic costumes for Things to Come (1936); then back at Fox (1943-1950).
He excelled at period costume and was engaged on many A-grade historical dramas, including Fire Over England (1937), That Hamilton Woman (1941), Jane Eyre (1943), Dragonwyck (1946), Forever Amber (1947) and Anastasia (1956). Hubert died in June 1976 at the age of eighty, leaving behind a rich legacy of distinctive watercolour and pencil sketches of his designs.- Director
- Actress
Mona Vetsch was born on 23 June 1975 in Frauenfeld, Kanton Thurgau, Switzerland. She is a director and actress, known for Sternenberg (2004), Stille Liebe (2001) and Fernweh - Der Traum von der Insel (2006).- Stefan Angehrn was born on 5 November 1964 in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. He is an actor, known for Turicon - The Legend of Sollthar (2001), Der Club (1985) and Ventil (1996).
- Gianfranco Fozzi was born on 5 August 1975 in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. Gianfranco is a director, known for Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto Story (2005).
- Anja Stiefel was born on 9 August 1990 in Frauenfeld, Switzerland.
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Friedrich Kappeler was born on 7 June 1949 in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. He was a director and writer, known for Der andere Anfang (1977), Der Wald (1989) and Adolf Dietrich, Kunstmaler 1877 - 1957 (1991). He died on 3 October 2022 in Switzerland.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Production Manager
- Additional Crew
Marianne Eggenberger was born in 1966 in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. She is an assistant director and production manager, known for Love, Money, Love (2000), Martha's Garden (1997) and Who's Next? (1999).- Fabian Frei was born on 8 January 1989 in Frauenfeld, Kanton Thurgau, Switzerland.
- Heinz Schiller was born on 25 January 1930 in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. He died on 26 March 2007 in Montana, Switzerland.
- Tanja Kummer was born on 3 May 1976 in Frauenfeld, Switzerland.
- Hildegard Fässler was born on 22 June 1951 in Frauenfeld, Kanton Thurgau, Switzerland.
- Pascal Zuberbühler was born on 8 January 1971 in Frauenfeld, Switzerland.
- Rolf Bernhard was born on 13 December 1949 in Frauenfeld, Switzerland.
- Vanessa Veraldi was born on 29 December 1992 in Frauenfeld, Switzerland.
- Thomas Schneider was born on 23 March 1968 in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. Thomas is a producer, known for Flake and Flames (2013).