Alpine Fire (1985)
"Höhenfeuer" (original title)

A year on an Alpine farm: an older couple have two children, Belli, who wanted to be a teacher, and the younger Franzi, deaf, and although he works like a man, child-like. Belli teaches him... See full summary »

Director:

Fredi M. Murer

Writer:

Fredi M. Murer

Stars:

Thomas Nock, Johanna Lier, Dorothea Moritz

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Thomas Nock	...	Bub / The Boy
Johanna Lier	...	Belli / The Sister
Dorothea Moritz	...	Mutter / Mother
Rolf Illig	...	Vater / Father
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tilli Breidenbach	...	Großmutter / Grandmother
Jörg Odermatt	...	Großvater / Grandfather

Storyline

A year on an Alpine farm: an older couple have two children, Belli, who wanted to be a teacher, and the younger Franzi, deaf, and although he works like a man, child-like. Belli teaches him. In his work, he can become frustrated, so when he throws an expensive mower over a cliff in a fit of pique, his father banishes him to the outskirts of the farm, where he uses pubescent energy to break rocks and build walls and cairns. (It's the tradition of the father's family, called "The Irascibles" by neighbors, to spend puberty doing this.) Belli visits him and they begin sleeping together. By winter, the boy is back in the house and Belli is pregnant. Soon her parents must know.

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Plot Keywords:

deaf | mountain | fog | cow | incest | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Switzerland

Language:

Swiss German

Release Date:

30 January 1986 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Alpine Fire

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bernard Lang, Walter Schnoch, Alfred Richterich Stiftung

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Interesting

This is a really interesting movie with an open end. For me, Johanna Lier, who played Belli, did a great job and made this movie really good.