Mani Matter (August 4, 1936 - November 24, 1972, officially Hans-Peter Matter) was a popular Swiss singer-songwriter. He grew up in Bern, and performed his own chansons in contemporary Bernese German at local venues and on the radio; he accompanied himself on the guitar. Mani Matter also performed together with the Berner Troubadours (Bernese troubadours). Wikipedia
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The film offers fascinating insight into the complex personality of the popular singer, who wrote and sang his songs in Swiss dialect, while also dealing with the area of tension between his middle-class lifestyle and existence as an artist. artfilm.ch/manimatter.php?lang=e