Die Zweite Heimat - Chronik Einer Jugend 

The fortunes of the village Schabbach reflect those of Germany from 1960 to 1970.

Stars:

Henry Arnold, Salome Kammer, Frank Röth

6 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Henry Arnold	...	Hermann 13 episodes, 1992
Salome Kammer	...	Clarissa 13 episodes, 1992
Frank Röth	...	Stefan 12 episodes, 1992
Armin Fuchs	...	Volker 12 episodes, 1992
Noemi Steuer	...	Helga 11 episodes, 1992
Daniel Smith	...	Juan 11 episodes, 1992
Peter Weiß	...	Rob 11 episodes, 1992
Lena Lessing	...	Olga 11 episodes, 1992
Martin Maria Blau	...	Jean-Marie 11 episodes, 1992
Franziska Traub	...	Renate 10 episodes, 1992
Michael Schönborn	...	Alex 10 episodes, 1992
Hannelore Hoger	...	Elisabeth Cerphal 10 episodes, 1992
Holger Fuchs	...	Bernd 9 episodes, 1992
Anke Sevenich	...	Schnüsschen 8 episodes, 1992
László I. Kish	...	Reinhard 8 episodes, 1992
Edith Behleit	...	Mutter Lichtblau / ... 7 episodes, 1992
Manfred Andrae	...	Gattinger 7 episodes, 1992
Michael Stephan	...	Clemens 7 episodes, 1992

Storyline

The movie consist of 13 separate episodes each handling a period between 1960 and 1970. The length of these periods varies from one day to some years. It tells the story of a group of people in Munich (mostly music and film students). Every episode focuses on a different character from the group, although the main storyline and character, the young composer Hermann, continues. The movie tells a story in many different levels about love, friendship, misfortune, loss, art, politics, history with important historic events of the decennium in the background. It was the most costly and ambitious drama production in German television, although very cinematographic. Believed to be partly autobiographic.

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Plot Keywords:

years of lead | composer | friendship | politics | love | 

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Salome Kammer who plays Clarissa Lichtblau, Hermann's main love interest, is a cellist in real life, and later married director Edgar Reitz.

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Goofs

[All goofs for this title are spoilers.]

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Connections

Follows Heimat - Eine Chronik in elf Teilen (1984)

User Reviews

Thoughts and feelings of the best film of all time

You could be forgiven for passing over this movie or not having seen it all because you won't see it up for rental in Blockbusters, or for sale in HMV. And even the local cultural film centre would think twice about screening it - all TWENTY-SIX HOURS! But I was one of the lucky ones fortunate enough to catch the 13 two hour episodes shown on BBC2 and will always remember a movie which captures beautifully the lives and loves of the youth of a post-war Germany, indecisive and confused at what went before them and what future lays ahead. To many this may seem political, too boring, but the narrative and direction is inspiring and addictive as you follow the paths of these young adults and watch them grow and learn about a brave new world, fighting their history to form a new identity. 10/10.

Details

Country:

Germany UK Spain Sweden France Norway Finland Austria Australia

Language:

German

Release Date:

4 March 1992 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Die zweite Heimat - Chronik einer Jugend

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Box Office

Budget:

DEM34,200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

1,532 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1