Yves Raeber
ActorYves Raeber is a versatile actor, speaker and director who grew up bilingual (German/French) and lives in Zurich-Wollishofen. He completed his artistic training from 1975 to 1977 at the renowned École Jacques Lecoq in Paris. Raeber was a member of the Théâtre Populaire Romand ensemble and made guest appearances at major theaters such as Theater Neumarkt Zürich, Theater Basel and Staatstheater Stuttgart.
His theater career includes leading roles such as the title role in “Scapin's Tricks” by Molière and George in “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck. He has also been active in front of the camera since 1977, appearing in films and series such as “Tatort,” “Ein Sommer in Südfrankreich” and “Banking District.”
Raeber has appeared as a radio speaker in numerous SRF and ORF productions, including “Matto regiert” (1988) and “Die Kadenz des Mörders” (2022). In addition, he has been working as a director since 1988 and translates books by French authors into German. Yves Raeber impresses with his versatility and his long-standing contribution to theater, film and radio play culture.
Films
Those Who Work
2018 | 101 min | Drama
One misstep costs him his life's work. Workaholic Frank is faced with the choice of preserving his image or his convictions.
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The Jackpot
2015 | 13 min | Shorts
Hansi picked six numbers right and wins the lottery. His friend Frankie is excited and wants half of the winnings. But, where's the darn lottery ticket? Together Hansi and Frankie set out to find the lost ticket, but everyone they ask about it know shockingly little, until the truth comes out. Apparently more than one person had their eyes on claiming the jackpot. And what exactly does Sabine have to do with all of it? (Generale Festival)
Deadlock
1970 | 89 min | Timeless
After a bank robbery, the Bandit Kid is stranded in a Mexican Sierra ghost town named Deadlock. The only inhabitants are Charles Dump and his daughter Jessy. Dump tries to steal the bandit's loot. Klick's psychedelic manhunt in no man's land is acoustically and visually captivating and dramaturgically consistent to the end. Mario Adorf, Anthony Dawson, Marquard Bohm prowl around their prey like cats on the hunt to the soundtrack of Krautrock band CAN. "Finally a film that ticks all the boxes ...
Mann im Spagat: Pace, Cowboy, Pace
2017 | 89 min | Comedy
Cowboy has a vision. He wants to save the planet with his Free Swingers, so he applies for a grant at The Central Agency. They send a representative named Fey of Sweden to approve Cowboy's proposal. She demands results and he decides to stage a charity bicycle rally featuring a roster of Berlin misfits on two wheels. Meanwhile Cowboy‘s neighbor kills his mother‘s budgie and sets the Devil of Hermannplatz on him to sabotage his plans. Pretty bad timing considering that he also has to rescue his ...
A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation
2010 | 14 min | Animation
A LOST AND FOUND BOX OF HUMAN SENSATION is an award-winning animation film about grief and loss by Stefan Leuchtenberg, based on a poem by Martin Wallner. "The audiovisual experience of A LOST AND FOUND BOX OF HUMAN SENSATION touches its audience deeply. No greater honour can be bestowed on a short film." (Europrix Multimedia Awards Jury) A young man's father dies because of pancreatic cancer and the boy has to cope with the loss. The film begins with the funeral and shows how feelings change ...
Gisela
2005 | 90 min | Drama
A dreary highrise apartment block, inhabited by the less fortunate members of society. In the middle of it all lives Gisela, married, one child, a cashier, unsatisfied and discontent. Georg and Paul, two no longer young petty thieves from the anonymous housing estate, indulge in drinking bouts and sexual boasts and fall under the spell of the married supermarket cashier Gisela. Gisela doesn't say no when the easygoing Georg invites her to his party. There she meets Paul. He's also just hanging out, ...
Holiday
2002 | 81 min | Drama
For the directorial debut of Bond villain Detlef Bothe, the jury of the Förderpreis Deutscher Film spontaneously awarded a special mention including prize money. The film was shot with a minimal budget, digital camera and many helpful friends, almost without a team on 12 shooting days in winter. A group of young city dwellers celebrate New Year's Eve in a Tyrolean mountain hut. They drink, argue and are bored. Despite their disinterest in the local villagers, a conflict arises with 50-year-old ...
Duke Ernest
1993 | 43 min | Animation
Duke Ernst is robbed of his castle as a result of a conspiracy and sent on the first crusade as penance. His journey takes him far beyond known borders into a world full of wonders and dangers. Accompanied by brave knights, he crosses the sea to reach the Orient, where he encounters numerous mythical creatures in his search for the legendary carbuncle: the one-legged Sciopods, the winged Ariasperns, the tiny Pygmies and the enigmatic birds Roch. During his adventures, he finds unexpected allies ...
The World We Live in
2016 | 18 min | Animation
People on the move. Outside, a guardrail flies by in a blur. Drawn lines are superimposed on it. This film is about lines of life, lines that stretch from Eastern Europe to Germany. The filmmakers mix real images and animations superimposed on them, which repeatedly convey impressions of the emotional lives of the people portrayed. The drawings are also a protective cloak and a symbolic narrative device. On the soundtrack, the migrants talk about their existence in Germany. Often they are unemployed, ...
Eleven Uncles
2010 | 101 min | Independent
It was shot without a budget in just seven days at a Brandenburg country estate using props and costumes provided by various theaters. Among the outstanding ensemble actors participating are Alexander Khuon, Alexander Scheer, Jule Böwe and Adolfo Assor. "A "Hamlet" adaptation that looks as if Herbert Achternbusch and Luis Buñuel had shot it together on LSD and then transformed it with all the finesses of digital image editing into a psychedelic trip that alternately causes giddiness, laughter, ...
Faust 1 Superstar
2015 | 51 min | Drama
Silent movie meets musical in this intense and colourful version of the classic piece by Goethe, FAUST. The devil wagers with God that he can lead Berlin-Kreuzberg musician Faust astray. Faust composes a sure-fire hit and falls for the virtuous Gretchen. Fate is set to take its course. Director Mingus Ballhaus is a graduate of the DFFB - German Film and Television Academy Berlin, who lives and works in Berlin as a filmmaker and drummer. Here Ballhaus is supported by cinematographer Jide Tom Akinleminu ...