Barschel - Murder in Geneva?
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Barschel - Murder in Geneva? |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1993 |
| length | 72 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Uwe Boll , Frank Lustig |
| script | Uwe Boll, Frank Lustig |
| production | Uwe Boll, Frank Lustig |
| music | Uwe Spies |
| camera | Richard Eckes |
| cut | Mareile Marx |
| occupation | |
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Barschel - Murder in Geneva? is a German political thriller by the directors Uwe Boll and Frank Lustig from 1993 . The film is about theories about the suicide or the possible murder of the politician Uwe Barschel .
action
Dr. Otto Parzer is an unsuccessful art film director. His new film will deal with the death of Uwe Barschel. He visits his old friend Wittmeyer, who produces television series and comedies for the cinema. Wittmeyer shows no interest in producing Parzer's film. However, because an appointment has been postponed, he, his assistant Bernke and Parzer discuss the death of Uwe Barschel. Parzer points out inconsistencies and possible entanglements in the arms industry. Together they reconstruct the last hours of Uwe Barschel, the events in the Hotel Beau-Rivage and the statements of the Stern reporters who found Barschel's body.
In the course of the conversation, Wittmeyer kept asking how a film about Uwe Barschel could become a commercial success. Parzer then questions the habits of moviegoers and German film funding.
For fear of attracting the attention of Barschel's possible murderers, Wittmeyer ultimately decides against producing the film. Instead, he turns a harmless comedy that becomes a great success, while Parzer only receives commissioned work.
background
Barschel - Murder in Geneva? was the second film that Uwe Boll and Frank Lustig produced and distributed through BOLU Filmproduktion. Since they did not receive any film funding, the film had to be financed by private investors.
The film shoot lasted from October 3rd to October 27th 1992 and took place in Cologne, Essen, Düsseldorf and Geneva.
criticism
The lexicon of international films criticized the production as "[f] ilmisch amateurish [...]", it was a "theses presented with a raised index finger".
literature
- Uwe Boll: German Fried Movie & Barschel - Murder in Geneva… Manana-Verlag, Leverkusen 1992, ISBN 3-929177-02-1
Web links
- Barschel - Murder in Geneva? in the Internet Movie Database (English)
supporting documents
- ^ Barschel - Murder in Geneva? In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed January 20, 2016 .