Heimat II: A Chronicle of a Generation
by Robert Busch (II)
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Actor: Eva Maria Bayerwaltes, Hannes Demming, Irene Kugler, Magnus Georg Brand, Veronica FerresDirector: Robert Busch (II)
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); German (Original Language), Unknown
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 1580 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-04-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Facets
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Movie Review: Lasting It Out
Summary: 4 Stars
If you've lasted the 16 1/2 very fine hours of HEIMAT, then an extra 25 hours shouldn't be so daunting to you. And its virtues are enormous, but let's put it into perspective. You can't expect a 25 hour movie to reach the highest standards at every moment. By taking on the 60's, and letting each section center on one character (as it moves the rest of the plot lines forward) Rietz goes very far in keeping one's interest. A few of the plot lines stand out as brilliant film making--the first film FIRST SONGS introduces many of the characters and a stunning atmosphere of a German music school.
ANSGAR'S DEATH is consistently brilliant throughout, and three films THE WEDDING, THE ETERNAL DAUGHTER and THE END OF THE FUTURE which finally explore the questions about the Nazis and Jews that we have been wondering about are some of the most powerful.
However, each film has thoughtful and revealing set pieces, and to watch a group of talented young people(musicians,composers, film makers, artists)navigate the perilous ten years of the 60's is to be reminded of how much American films have left out. It's best to remember that this film is unique above all others for its length and also for its complex thematic unities. It's like reading an ambitous, very long novel.
There is also something about sticking with complex, neurotic characters for such a long time--both you and they (and life)seem to be lasting it out.
When finished, you now can tackle HEIMAT 3. And then you're ready for BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ!
Summary of Heimat II: A Chronicle of a Generation
Pioneering German filmmaker Edgar Reitz follows up his groundbreaking Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany with the astonishing 13-episode, 25-hour saga HEIMAT 2: CHRONICLE OF A GENERATION. Beginning in the year 1960, HEIMAT 2 follows Hermann Simon, who leaves his village of Schabbach to settle in Munich. Over the next ten years, Hermann becomes a talented musician, falls in love with an enigmatic cellist, struggles as an acclaimed avant-garde musician, and marries the girl next door. As in the original HEIMAT, this deeply personal tale is set against a backdrop of turbulent historical times-the decade of the Sixties in this case. Hermann, like many young Germans, is shaped by the political turmoil of the era, influenced by the artistic explosion in Munich, and bewildered by the aftermath of such a tumultuous decade. Epic yet intimate, entertaining yet bittersweet, HEIMAT 2 offers a riveting portrait of a generation caught up in the most amazing decade of the twentieth century.Art House & International DVD Video
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