Herzsprung
(Herzsprung)
Herzsprung © DEFA-Stiftung, Helga Paris
| Misselwitz, Helke |
| Misselwitz, Helke |
| (Steinbrück) Plenert, Gudrun |
| Plenert, Thomas |
| Holler, Lothar |
| Wolf, Ursula |
| Hagen, Eva-Maria |
| Sandow, Nino |
| Becker, Ben |
| Besson, Tatjana |
| Geisler, Claudia |
| Gysi, Gabriele |
| Hagen, Eva-Maria |
| Lamprecht, Günter |
| Planitzer, Peter |
| Sandow, Nino |
| Schult, Steffen |
| Zischler, Hanns |
| Wilkening, Thomas |
Synopsis
In the little town of Herzsprung almost nothing has changed since German unification—except a rise in unemployment. Johanna, a young mother and widow, becomes one of the unemployed and lives on welfare. To make matters worse, her husband commits suicide and she falls in love with a dark-skinned, roving adventurer; the whole village starts talking about it.
The feature film debut of director Helke Misselwitz (Winter Adé, 1988). Part of the series WENDE FLICKS: Last Films from East Germany.
Awards
| 1993 | Official Selection, Berlin International Film Festival |
| 1993 | German Film Award nominee |
| 1992 | Special mention in "debut film" category (Helke Misselwitz), San Sebastian International Film Festival |
Press comments
“A humorous yet sensitive treatment of dead-end lives.”
— San Sebastian Film Festival
“A beautiful, whimsical and at times magical film about love, longing and racism.”
— Goethe-Institut Montreal
“One of the few German films to deal with contemporary political and social issues shortly after the political Wende in East Germamy.”
— film-zeit.de
“Images, photographed by Thomas Plenert, the likes of which have not been seen in German film for a long time.”
— Berliner Zeitung
Availability
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- Biographies & Filmographies
- Introductory Essay by Kraft Wetzel
- Written Interviews with Helke Misselwitz and Thomas Wilkening
- Original On-Location Photos by Helga Paris
- WENDE FLICKS Series Trailer
- About The Wende Museum
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