Heimat - Eine deutsche Chronik 

The village of Schabbach experiences the shifting fortunes of Germany from 1919 to 1982.

Stars:

Marita Breuer, Kurt Wagner, Rüdiger Weigang

5 wins.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Marita Breuer	...	Maria Simon 11 episodes, 1984
Kurt Wagner	...	Glasisch Karl / ... 11 episodes, 1984
Rüdiger Weigang	...	Eduard Simon 11 episodes, 1984
Eva Maria Schneider	...	Marie-Goot 11 episodes, 1984
Karin Rasenack	...	Lucie Hardtke 10 episodes, 1984
Johannes Lobewein	...	Alois Wiegand 10 episodes, 1984
Gertrud Bredel	...	Katharina / ... 9 episodes, 1984
Eva Maria Bayerwaltes	...	Pauline 9 episodes, 1984
Hans-Jürgen Schatz	...	Wilfried Wiegand 9 episodes, 1984
Johannes Metzdorf	...	Pieritz 8 episodes, 1984
Wolfram Wagner	...	Maethes-Pat / ... 7 episodes, 1984
Willi Burger	...	Mathias / ... 6 episodes, 1984
Arno Lang	...	Robert Kröber 6 episodes, 1984
Sabine Wagner	...	Martha Simon 6 episodes, 1984
Helga Bender	...	Martina 6 episodes, 1984
Alexander Scholz	...	Hänschen 6 episodes, 1984
Jörg Hube	...	Otto Wohlleben 5 episodes, 1984

Storyline

The series (11 episodes) tells the story of the village Schabbach, on the Hunsrueck in Germany through the years 1919-1982. Central person is Maria, who we see growing from a 17 year old girl to an old woman, and her family. The family, like the rest of the German people live through the crises after WW-I, the rise and fall of Nazism and WW-II, and the rebuilding and the following prosperity of the village (as a symbol for the whole country) after WW II.

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Plot Keywords:

village | germany | 1970s | 1960s | auteur tv | 

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Genres:

Drama | History | War

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Details

Official Sites:

Edgar Reitz Filmproduktion GmbH (german) [Germany]

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German English French

Release Date:

31 March 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Heimat

Filming Locations:

Bundenbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

DEM 13,400,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Edgar Reitz Film (ERF),Sender Freies Berlin (SFB),Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min (11 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Presented at the Rencontres Cinématographiques de Digne-les-Bains (1985).

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Goofs

In the narration at the beginning of "Das Fest der Lebenden und der Toten" we are told that Pauline died in 1979. However on the family tree the date is listed as 1975. This is confirmed when Hermann visits the grave and the date on the tombstone is 1975.

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Connections

Features La Habanera (1937)

User Reviews

A masterpiece

I can only echo the preceding comments: See this film. I would add some ifs, however: See this film if you appreciate good direction, consistently solid acting, and discriminating characterizations; if you savour cultural subtleties; if you find 20th-century European history fascinating; if you think the dynamics of community life have much to tell about the human condition; if you've ever wondered what it meant to be German in the 1920s, '30s, & '40s (although the film covers 1919-1982); if you can't quite understand how Nazism could have gained acceptance and then pre-eminence in a northern German village far removed from Berlin and full of the usual diverse personalities; if you want to put a human face on the monolithic histories about war and propaganda; and if your attention span is longer than that required by the average Hollywood production (the film runs to something like 16 hours, in 9 videocassettes).

Heimat is a superb cinematic chronicle of social and political change in human enterprise, a Bildungsroman of a community. You will not forget it.