Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany 

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

Stars:

Marita Breuer, Rüdiger Weigang, Kurt Wagner

5 wins.

Cast

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

aging | village | germany | 1970s | 1960s | 

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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:

DEM13,400,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

924 min 90 min (11 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The 2015 re-release with 4k restoration is in 7 parts.

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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

Referenced in Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte (2008)

User Reviews

Heimat - as time goes by

You can only appreciate this series if you like the German tradition of very slowly moving, but brilliant novels, like 'the magic mountain' (der Zauberberg) by Thomas Mann. Don't expect any form of action: it's real life, looked at through the eyes of real people, and there's no heroism, just life and the things it does to all of us. I had the habit of watching at least one or two episodes each week in winter, and I think this is the way to enjoy the series; watching the whole thing in - let's say - one week, would ruin it and make it boring. The way music is integrated in the series, and even becomes a theme in the second series, often triggered something; it's like Marcel Proust's 'a la recherche du temps perdu': the emotions shown, the feeling of time moving on and never coming back and history being written without you being able to change a single thing doesn't make you happy, but gives you a mild feeling of accepting things just the way they are.