Artfilm, for local streamers

If I tell you: Daniel Prévost, Mélanie Laurent, Jeremy Irons, Alexandre Tharaud, Isabelle Huppert, Bruno Ganz, Adèle Haenel, Mathieu Amalric, Charlotte Rampling or Jean-Luc Bideau, what do you say??? I’ll wait a bit… But yes! Of course! Everyone knows, that’s for sure! These are personalities who have all appeared in Swiss dramas or documentaries… What do you mean, you didn’t know?

That’s because once you’ve seen all of Netflix, HBO, Disney+ and the rest, and their algorithms only suggest that you re-watch Friends S01E01, discover the magnificent castle that houses the Crawley family in Downton Abbey or finally find out whether Carrie Bradshaw is getting married to Mr. Big… in short, if you feel more like you’re in front of a time machine than in front of today’s top entertainment, maybe it’s time to cancel those subscriptions and start consuming locally. It’s time to discover or rediscover the richness of Swiss cinema.

We’ve got just what you need, and once again, you don’t have to go anywhere. The BCU Lausanne offers all its users unlimited viewing of films on the Artfilm.ch platform. Over 600 Swiss films and documentaries are available for streaming. You may be able to watch well-known films such as “Les faiseurs de suisses”, “Home” or “Ma vie de zucchini” again, but you’ll also be able to discover German-language films with subtitles, which may be more confidential on this side of the Sarine. In short, the wealth of Swiss cinema is now at your fingertips, and all the personalities mentioned above can be found there… yes, yes, you can check.

Just like Pressreader or eLectures, all you need is your Renouvaud reader number and password. Then go to Artfilm.ch and click on “Login” in the top right-hand corner, then follow the link “Login for users of the Lausanne Cantonal and University Library (BCU)”. You’ll then be able to enter your login details, and that’s all there is to it!

Now it’s your turn for a good Swiss binge-watching session to shine in society (note for later: find a company to shine in with this).