
Widowed baker Zürrer has to raise his three children, who all turn out to be disappointments to him in various ways.
Directed by Kurt Früh, The Zürrer Bakery leans on a strong ensemble — Emil Hegetschweiler, Ettore Cella, Margrit Winter — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1957.
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Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatible, they are slowly torn apart.
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