1864 (TV series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | 1864 - love and betrayal in times of war |
| Original title | 1864 |
| Country of production | Denmark |
| original language | Danish , German and English |
| year | 2014 |
| length | 60 minutes |
| Episodes | 8 in 1 season |
| genre | drama |
| production | Jonas Allen , Peter Bose, Piv Bernth, Nadia Kløvedal Reich, Ole Bornedal |
| music | Marco Beltrami |
| First broadcast | October 12, 2014 (Denmark) on Danmarks Radio |
| German-language first broadcast |
June 11, 2015 on Arte |
| occupation | |
1864 - Love and Treason in Times of War (Original title: 1864 ) is an eight-part Danish TV series from 2014, which revolves around Denmark's defeat in the German-Danish War of 1864 . Ole Bornedal is responsible for the script and direction , while Tom Buk-Swienty's book Slagtebænk Dybbøl (“Slaughter Chaff ”) served as a template. At a cost of 173 million Danish kroner (approx. 23 million euros), 1864 is the most expensive Danish TV production to date.
The series premiered on October 12, 2014 on DR1 , on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the German-Danish War, which ended in October 1864. The German premiere took place on June 11, 2015 on Arte . In addition to the series, a feature film version was also planned, which, according to an announcement by the production company Miso Film, would be sent into the race for the Golden Bear at the 2015 Berlinale.
In view of the flawed historicity , the series was received critically in Denmark.
action
The intro shows the painting Fra Forposterne (German: From the outposts), 1864, by the Danish painter Vilhelm Rosenstand.
The two brothers Laust and Peter grow up on a Danish estate in the middle of the 19th century. Over time, the two become friends with Inge, the estate manager's daughter, and over the years a kind of “ triangular relationship ” develops . On the face of it, this relationship works well; However, Laust and Inge have a love affair that Peter doesn't know about. Hans Christian Andersen reads his fairy tale The steadfast tin soldier . Inge now calls it a "time in which the fairy tale has no meaning". The government thinks of the victorious battle of Lyndanisse .
The times are marked by wars, and although her father dies in the fields because of an old war injury before the eyes of the sons ( gangrene -Verletzung), the two brothers go to the military and learn soon the horrors of war in the German-Danish War know .
The death of Frederick VII without a male heir and the November constitution lead u. a. to the German-Danish War.
Despite the recall of Friedrich von Wrangel and the repulsion at Missunde (see: Battle of Missunde ) it is already evident that the Prussians (with the Austrians) are superior. When Peter learns about his brother's relationship with their mutual girlfriend, he breaks with a laugh. Inge, von Laust's pregnant, goes looking for the brothers. At the front, she was wrongly told that both were dead, whereupon Inge started working as a nurse in the hospital. Without knowing it, she is not far from Laust and Peter.
While the Danish Prime Minister Monrad continues to stir up the war in distant Copenhagen, more and more soldiers are dying in Schleswig , and Denmark's defeat is looming. In the decisive battle on April 18, 1864 on the Düppeler Schanzen , Laust dies - before he can reconcile with his brother Peter. However, he saved Direk's life through his efforts.
Denmark wants to surrender and asks the Belgian King Leopold I about the conditions . It also tries to join the German Confederation , but fails, while the surrender, despite Monrad's reluctance, by u. a. Christian IX can be enforced. Prussia begins in 1866 with the German War and thus with the second of the three Unification Wars .
The fictional story of Laust, Peter and Inge is embedded in the historical plot of the 19th century, so that several personalities of the time appear in the series, such as the Danish Prime Minister Monrad, the Danish Commander-in-Chief General de Meza , the Prussian King Wilhelm , Major General von Moltke , Bismarck and Queen Victoria . The fictional character "Didrich" came back from the "Three Years War" . He portrayed himself as a coward or deserter in that war and in the war of 1864 and as a result of these incidents described by Sergeant Johan Larsen, Direk's father shoots himself. While Inge's mother burns Laust's last letter after Johan Larsen brought it to her, Direk can persuade Inge's parents that he will marry them. He deported von Laust's child as a "bastard". Inge and Direk have many children. Peter takes the gypsy Sofia as his wife, who was raped by Direk as a young girl and named her resulting child Peter. Peter finds Laust's child and takes Sofia with his mother. He broke with Inge.
The story is told in a framework story in 2014 - 150 years after the war - by reading from Inge's diaries: Claudia, a young person with no perspective, works for Baron Severin as a domestic servant. Her family life has been in dire straits since her brother fell in Afghanistan . While she actually wants to steal from the baron, she finds Inge's diary and begins reading from it to the old man. In the end, both of them realize that they are closely connected to the people from back then: Inge is the great-grandmother of Baron Severin, and her best friend Sofia, who, as you can see in a photo, was later married to Peter, is an ancestor from Claudia.
production
The TV series was produced by Miso Film in association with DR . In 2013, the actors were announced at a press conference. In addition to well-known actors, some key roles have also been filled with previously unknown actors. Around 160 actors and a good 6,000 extras appear in the film.
The television series originally had a budget of 150 million Danish kroner, which was gradually increased. The necessary refinancing meant that the actual premiere (planned for April 18, 2014, the anniversary of the battle on the Düppeler Anhöhe) had to be postponed to autumn 2014. Most of the funding was provided by the Danish Ministry of Culture with 100 million crowns.
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The series was dubbed at TaunusFilm based on a dialogue book by Rainer Gerlach and Lothar Kompatzki, directed by Gerlach.
reception
The series received a critical reception in Denmark, not least because of several historical errors. The series claims that the war was the bloodiest war in Danish history, but this was rejected by historians with reference to, among other things, the Great Northern War or the Scandinavian War . The multinational character of the entire Danish state before 1864 was also not discussed in the series, neither the duchies of Holstein and Lauenburg nor the various language and ethnic groups in the duchies are mentioned in the series. The German National Liberals are not called Schleswig-Holstein , but Schleswig . The multilingualism of Schleswig is also not discussed. The series also claims that the German Confederation attacked Denmark. In fact, however, Denmark was attacked by Prussia and Austria , and the German Confederation itself declared the war illegal. The battle of retreat from the Danewerk near Oeversee / Sankelmark is also misrepresented. The sole participation of Austrian troops in the form of a brigade of VI. Imperial and Royal Army Corps under Field Marshal Lieutenant Gablenz is completely concealed. The representation of the Minister of State Monrad was also criticized. By focusing on the difficult personality of Monrad, the story itself is simplified, many historical figures are more like caricatures. Many historians saw “1864” as an analogy to modern conflicts and wars like the Iraq war rather than a correct representation of the events of the 19th century. In the course of the public debate, the question was discussed to what extent historical films are responsible for having to reproduce historical events correctly.
Contrary to earlier statements, Ingolf Gabold, the former head of television films at Danmarks Radio , said in an interview with the daily Politiken in February 2016 that the television series had intended to be a cultural policy statement against nationalism. So far, Gabold and film director Ole Bornedal had denied any political influence on current politics. Culture Minister Bertel Haarder called the events unfortunate.
Others
Sofie Gråbøl was originally supposed to play the role of the mother of the two male protagonists, but she refused.
Web links
- 1864 in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Official page for the series (Danish)
- Information about the series on Lars Mikkelsen's fansite (German)
- 1864 in the Dansk Film Database (Danish)
- 1864 at the Det Danske Film Institute (Danish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ "1864" is Denmark's most expensive series of all time . In: WAZ.de , January 20, 2014. Accessed January 7, 2015.
- ↑ Storserien om 1864 , (Danish), Berlingske , October 11, 2013. Accessed January 7, 2015.
- ↑ German synchronous index: German synchronous index | Series | 1864 - love and betrayal in times of war. Retrieved August 10, 2018 .
- ↑ Dramaserie gør 1864-krigen blodigere end den var.Danmarks Radio, accessed on May 17, 2015 .
- ↑ Historians: Bornedal har vist os en fejlagtig version af 1864. Politiken, accessed on May 17, 2015 .
- ↑ TV series 1864, historiebrug og Bornedals nationalisme. University College Lillebælt, accessed May 17, 2015 .
- ↑ Jürgen Müller: The German Confederation 1815-1866 . Oldenbourg, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-486-55028-3 , pp. 46 .
- ↑ Ten kilometers on historical tracks. Retrieved August 10, 2018 .
- ^ DR's "1864" -satsning anklages for historieforvrængning. (No longer available online.) Jyllands Posten, archived from the original on June 4, 2015 .
- ↑ Historians om faktatjek på dramaserier: Vi ville aldrig blive enige. Danmarks Radio, accessed May 17, 2015 .
- ↑ ”Utroværdig”: Historikere sabler 1864 series. Maediawatch.dk, accessed May 17, 2015 .
- ↑ Hvem har ansvaret for histories? Filmmagasinet Ekko, accessed May 17, 2015 .
- ↑ Gabold: '1864' var et slag mod DF. Politiken, accessed February 12, 2016 .
- ↑ Bertel Haarder er ked af politiske bihensierter i 1864. Kristelig Dagblad, accessed on February 12, 2016 .
- ↑ Kenan Seeberg: Kræftramt Sofie Gråbøl: Måtte sige nej til Ole Bornedal ( Danish ) In: BT . October 9, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2015.