An account of the life and work of the Swiss writer Johanna Spyri (1827-1901), the barely known artistic mother of Heidi, her brave alpine heroine, who was first introduced to the world between 1880 and 1881, in a novel published in two parts, and became definitely immortal thanks to an anime series, released in 1974, directed by the Japanese genius Isao Takahata.
Directed by Anita Hugi
Marthe Keller
Johanna Spyri (voice)
Yoichi Kotabe
Self
Junzō Nakajima
Self
Petra Biondina Volpe
Self
Jean-Michel Wissmer
Self
