OrangeCinema – my Swiss cinema summer

I’m the kind of person who stays loyal to my homeland in the summer. After all, Swiss cities are rarely as relaxed as they are from mid-July to mid-August, when the majority of people travel south (or north) thanks to summer holidays. Well, before I go back to the end of August in search of the most beautiful alpine pastures and mountain peaks, four Swiss cities will come into focus here in the next few weeks.

Like every year, the cinema summer is just around the corner. The OrangeCinema has set up its big screen in Zurich, Bern, Basel and Geneva and attracts visitors with a diverse programme. I am one of the lucky ones who have been provided with a member card by OrangeCinema and this summer I am allowed to watch and report on the films of my choice.

The cinema summer kicked off last Thursday in Zurich with the preview of the film “The Sapphires”. By the way, the summer cinema at the Zürichhorn is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Since the weather on the Zürichhorn showed its stormy side, I was torn between “holding out” or going home. I finally agreed on a compromise that I would stay until the break. The final decision was then taken away from me, because after 103 minutes I realized that a) the film is already finished and b) there has been no break. By the way, the film – four young ladies from Australia who are supposed to entertain US troops in Vietnam as a soul band – inspired me. With wit, charm and above all great music (!), the time flew by despite strong gusts of wind and individual raindrops.

By the way, the film will be shown next Thursday, July 25 in Bern and on Sunday, July 28 in Basel. Please note that, as always, OrangeCinema tickets do not include a seat reservation. If you think that you can’t see equally well from all seats, you should be ready when the doors open at 7:00 p.m. and secure a seat.

How does my cinema summer continue? As already mentioned, Swiss cities are most beautiful in summer, so I will extend my cinema experience a bit and report on each OrangeCinema city in detail – including food tips, sights and hotel presentations. I’m really looking forward to it – my program looks like this for the time being:

Zurich

Film: Before Midnight / ev. Orange Night with surprise film
Hotel: The Flag Zurich – Opening in August

Bern

Film: More Than Honey
Hotel: Schweizerhof Bern

Basel

Film: Night train to Lisbon / ev. The Great Gatsby
Hotel: Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois Basel

Geneva

Film: Le Grand Bleu
Hotel: Mövenpick Hotel Geneva

If the weather is good, one or the other film will be added spontaneously. If you know of great summer resorts in the respective cities – swimming, eating, relaxing, enjoying – then leave me a comment. I will then pick out the highlights.

Raffle:

As already announced, there is also something for you and you can win two cinema tickets for the following film preview here:

• Disconnect on August 11, 2013 at OrangeCinema Zurich

You have three options to participate in the raffle.

• Leave a comment here on the blog
• or send an e-mail to anita@travelita.ch
• or tweets: I want to win cinema tickets for @OrangeCinema at @travelitach: http://bit.ly/1b4lkfU #oczh13

The winners will be drawn from among all participants. I wish you the best of luck and a nice summer of cinema!

It’s that fast: The raffle is over & the winners have been notified

Note: The member card is provided to me by OrangeCinema. My project is also supported by the above-mentioned hotels – thank you very much for this. As always, my readers can be sure that I always represent my views and enthusiasm here.