5 things you need to know before going to a Swiss cinema

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The experience of going to see a film in Switzerland has some quirks. The first question you’re probably going to ask yourself when trying to catch a new release is what language it’s going to be shown in and secondly, how much the pleasure is going to set you back. In this episode, we talk about which kind of cinema typically shows films in which languages, how dubbing or subtitles come into play, the financial consequences of a cinema trip in Switzerland and where to find out what’s on.

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Notes on this episode of Swiss and Chips: Your British Guide to Switzerland

• Why we moved from Facebook to Substack

• An app to look up films playing at the cinema: Cineman

Learning Swiss German

Swiss words we explain in this episode: “Schärmä”, not to be confused with “Schirm” (umbrella) or being “andercover”. And as a bonus, a more cinema-related word: “Küder”.