Dällebach Kari

(1970)

★ 6.6 IMDb · 5 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1970

Country: Switzerland

Director: Kurt Früh

Cast: Walo Lüönd, Lukas Ammann, Annemarie Düringer, Ellen Widmann, Hans Gaugler, Margrit Winter, Erwin Kohlund

Plot

Karl Tellenbach, called "Dällebach Kari", was one of Bern’s legendary characters at the beginning of the 20th century. Born with a strong hare lip which left him disfigured and gave his voice a peculiarl nasal tone, he devoted his entire life trying to get people to laugh with him instead of at him. Ultimately, his despairing at ever becoming accepted as a fellow man coupled with unrequited love made his life tragic, culminating in his suicide at age 54. His jokes are still well known today.