Lydia – Aufzeichnungen aus dem Irrenhaus

Name: Lydia – Aufzeichnungen aus dem Irrenhaus
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-02-05
Duration: 1 h 8 min
Cast: Anja Andersen Rüegg, Judith Hofmann

Lydia – Aufzeichnungen aus dem Irrenhaus (2026)

1:08 (68 min)

Documentary

Switzerland

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Production

SRF, real Film GmbH

Release date

5 February 2026

Director

Stefan Jung

Producer

Stefan Jung

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Actors

Anja Andersen Rüegg

Lydia

Judith Hofmann

Lydia (voice)

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Short description

She was a prisoner in the corset of social constraints and conventions – and at the same time she fought for a self-determined life as a woman – Lydia Welti-Escher, the daughter of politician and business leader Alfred Escher. Due to an extramarital liaison, the Swiss authorities had her committed to a psychiatric ward.