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The German Lesson

Original title: Deutschstunde
  • 20192019
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Levi Eisenblätter in The German Lesson (2019)
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Siggi is in prison during the post-war period and tasked to write an essay. He remembers that his father was supposed to ban his profession from a friend who was a painter and Siggi was supp... Read allSiggi is in prison during the post-war period and tasked to write an essay. He remembers that his father was supposed to ban his profession from a friend who was a painter and Siggi was supposed to help him but he rebelled.Siggi is in prison during the post-war period and tasked to write an essay. He remembers that his father was supposed to ban his profession from a friend who was a painter and Siggi was supposed to help him but he rebelled.
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    • Christian Schwochow
    • Heide Schwochow(screenplay)
    • Siegfried Lenz(novel)
  • Stars
    • Ulrich Noethen
    • Tobias Moretti
    • Levi Eisenblätter
    • Christian Schwochow
    • Heide Schwochow(screenplay)
    • Siegfried Lenz(novel)
  • Stars
    • Ulrich Noethen
    • Tobias Moretti
    • Levi Eisenblätter
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    • 7User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
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    Tobias Moretti in The German Lesson (2019)
    Sonja Richter and Maria Dragus in The German Lesson (2019)
    Tobias Moretti and Johanna Wokalek in The German Lesson (2019)
    Ulrich Noethen and Johanna Wokalek in The German Lesson (2019)
    Tobias Moretti and Levi Eisenblätter in The German Lesson (2019)
    Levi Eisenblätter in The German Lesson (2019)
    Tobias Moretti in The German Lesson (2019)
    Tobias Moretti and Levi Eisenblätter in The German Lesson (2019)
    Maria Dragus and Levi Eisenblätter in The German Lesson (2019)
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    Maria Dragus and Levi Eisenblätter in The German Lesson (2019)
    Tobias Moretti and Maria Dragus in The German Lesson (2019)

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    Ulrich Noethen
    Ulrich Noethen
    • Jens Ole Jepsen
    Tobias Moretti
    Tobias Moretti
    • Max Ludwig Nansen
    Levi Eisenblätter
    Levi Eisenblätter
    • Siggi Jepsen
    Tom Gronau
    • Siggi Jepsen (als Erwachsener)
    Johanna Wokalek
    Johanna Wokalek
    • Ditte Nansen
    Sonja Richter
    Sonja Richter
    • Gudrun Jepsen
    Maria Dragus
    Maria Dragus
    • Hilke Jepsen
    Louis Hofmann
    Louis Hofmann
    • Klaus Jepsen
    Artus Maria Matthiessen
    • Direktor Himpel
    Marek Harloff
    • Karl Rasmussen
    Tom Zahner
    Tom Zahner
    • Joswig
    Peter Badstübner
    • Okko Brodersen
    Michael Wittenborn
    Michael Wittenborn
    • Pastor Treblin
    Klaus Peeck
    • Deichgraf Ole Bultjohann
    Joachim Regelien
    • Hinnerk Timmsen
    • (as Jochen Regelien)
    Mette Lysdahl
    Mette Lysdahl
    • Hilde Isenbüttel
    Sebastian Rudolph
    Sebastian Rudolph
    • Galerist
    Moritz Führmann
    • Psychologe 1
      • Christian Schwochow
      • Heide Schwochow(screenplay)
      • Siegfried Lenz(novel)
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    • Trivia
      The second adaptation of Siegfried Lenz's novel with the same title, published in 1968 in Germany. The first adaptation was in Deutschstunde (1971).
    • Quotes

      Jens Ole Jepsen: And what did the painter do?

      Siggi Jepsen: He taught me.

      Jens Ole Jepsen: What did he teach you?

      Siggi Jepsen: How to paint pain.

    • Connections
      Featured in Ringlstetter: Die 100. Sendung (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Dieses Lied hat keinen Text
      Music by Peter Igelhoff

      Performed by Evelyn Künneke

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    10/10
    Beautiful yet Underrated Movie!
    This is literally one of the most beautifully directed historic movies out there. I cannot believe how underrated this is.

    Everything from the pacing to the acting is done very nicely, and the story is also told in a very interesting manner.

    It definitely deserves higher ratings!
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      • November 6, 2020 (United States)
      • Germany
      • German
      • English
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      • Germany
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      • Network Movie Film-und Fernsehproduktion
      • Senator Film Produktion
      • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
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