https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed French movie director Frédéric Auburtin is looking for 500 extras in Switzerland for a film starring Gérard Dépardieu that he is shooting later this month and in September. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130813/depardieu-football-film-seeks-500-swiss-extras Tue, 13 Aug 2013 13:19:00 +0200 depardieu-football-film-seeks-500-swiss-extras The city of Lucerne’s symphony orchestra has cancelled a concert featuring French movie actor Gérard Depardieu next month for fear of protests over his appearance. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130422/lucerne-orchestra-cancels-concert-with-depardieu Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:43:00 +0200 lucerne-orchestra-cancels-concert-with-depardieu Movie legend Brigitte Bardot, who threatened to follow actor Gérard Depardieu to Russia in a bid to save two circus elephants from being put down, is looking for a Swiss animal park to look after them. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130110/brigitte-bardot-seeks-swiss-park-for-sick-elephants Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:06:00 +0100 brigitte-bardot-seeks-swiss-park-for-sick-elephants French actor Gérard Depardieu, fresh from a rapturous welcome in Russia, flew to Switzerland to attend the Ballon D'Or, one of football's top award ceremonies, on Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130107/depardieu-leaves-russia-for-switzerland Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:43:00 +0100 depardieu-leaves-russia-for-switzerland Members of the youth section of the Swiss Liberal Party (PLR) have written to French actor Gérard Depardieu inviting him to Switzerland if things don't work out in Belgium. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121223/young-swiss-liberals-hail-depardieus-tax-move Mon, 24 Dec 2012 00:04:00 +0100 young-swiss-liberals-hail-depardieus-tax-move