The Green Silk Shawl

At the start of the 19th century, in the Val

Bregaglia in southern Switzerland, life is hard

for the young widow Alma and her little

daughter Lisabetta. When Lisabetta grows up,

she does not want to live like her mother and so

she moves to the Engadin, which has just been

discovered by tourism. After a few happy

years, however, she too is destined to care for

her family on her own…

In this very real and touching family saga, Marcella Maier tells the

story of her family over four generations.