Mountain blood

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Movie
Original title Mountain blood
Country of production Germany / Italy
original language German / South Tyrolean / French
Publishing year 2010
length 123 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
JMK 10
Rod
Director Philipp J. Pamer
script Philipp J. Pamer
production Florian Reimann
music Sami Hammi
camera Namche Okon
cut Katrin Reichwald
occupation

Bergblut is a German-Italian movie from 2010. Directed by Philipp J. Pamer , who also wrote the script. The historical film is set at the time of Napoleon in the Tyrolean uprising .

action

In the spring of 1809 , a dispute between Katharina's Tyrolean husband Franz and a French soldier escalated at an Augsburg market . The incident ends in manslaughter. The young couple are forced to leave the city and flee to Franz's old home. Already on the way to Tyrol it becomes clear that the mood in the alpine country is tipping. Bavaria and the French , who have occupied Tyrol for four years, are ostracized by the population. Accordingly, the Bavarian Katharina is given a frosty welcome in the yard. She soon misses the comfort and security of her family of doctors in Augsburg. After all these years away from home, Franz falls into the maelstrom of enthusiasm for the rifle major and innkeeper Andreas Hofer . This calls on the Tyrolean farmers to revolt against the Bavarian and French overwhelming power. Before long, Franz went to war with his younger brother, leaving his wife alone.

For the first time in her life, Katharina is on her own. She survived difficult days until she began to conscientiously complete the tasks assigned to her and to earn the respect of the Egger family and the villagers. To everyone's amazement, the Tyroleans return victorious from the Battle of Bergisel . The whole village is celebrating. Only Katharina and a priest who has become friends with her recognize that this night belongs to the Tyroleans, but that a permanent victory seems impossible. Katharina is faced with a decision and decides to make Franz incapable of fighting with a ruse. When this is discovered, the once carefree relationship breaks up and Katharina is expelled from the court. She finds refuge in the village, where she tends to wounded war returnees in a hospital. The news of the betrayal of Andreas Hofer leads them back to Franz on the mountain farm.

background

Locations

The film was shot mainly on original locations in Bavaria and South Tyrol . The scenes in Augsburg were created in the Rote Torwall systems , a key scene was filmed in 2009 in neighboring Friedberg in a narrow alley by the historic city ​​wall . Original locations such as the Pfandleralm or Andreas Hofer's Sandwirtshaus were used for the scenes in South Tyrol . The focus of the film is the Passeier Valley , which extends north of Merano and from which Andreas Hofer also came.

language

The film contains German, South Tyrolean and French. While the main character in the film speaks High German , all of the valley residents speak the Passeier dialect, a special form of South Tyrolean .

occupation

The cast consists of cinema and television actors from Germany , Austria and Italy . Local actors from all over South Tyrol were cast for the supporting roles in the film to ensure the authenticity of the language.

budget

Philipp J. Pamer, who grew up in a mountain village in the South Tyrolean Passeier Valley, was able to shoot the film with a budget of only 460,000 euros thanks to the support of the local population and institutions such as the fire brigade and mountain rescue service.

reception

Awards

Reviews

“All in all, 'Bergblut' is a successful drama that skilfully tells a piece of Tyrolean local history from the perspective of a woman, without false pathos, without kitsch, but with well-measured drama and credible emotion. We can look forward to more from this young director. "

- Gregor Wossilus : Bayerischer Rundfunk

“We see a development novel rich in both vicissitudes and conflict situations. In the guise of a subtle melodrama that never solidifies in historical patina. The filmmakers' commitment to traditional aesthetics never contradicts the intelligent narration of conflicts, which certainly enable a very contemporary identification. "

- Jury of the German Film and Media Evaluation

literature

  • Philipp Josef Pamer and Konrad Pamer: Bergblut - The book for the film. A woman's love. The fate of Tyrol: A documentary journey through a passionate project. Philipp Pamer and Konrad Pamer, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-00-032889-3

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for mountain blood . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , September 2010 (PDF; test number: 122 401 K).
  2. ↑ Age rating for mountain blood . Youth Media Commission .
  3. ↑ Ana Maria Michel: That was my little revenge on Bayern. Süddeutsche Zeitung , June 30, 2010, accessed on March 25, 2016 .
  4. ↑ a b mountain blood. In: Jury statement. German film and media rating , accessed on March 25, 2016 : "Predicate particularly valuable"
  5. ^ Gregor Wossilus: Mountain blood. Impressive BR co-production. In: kinokino . Bayerischer Rundfunk, January 19, 2011, archived from the original on February 11, 2011 ; accessed on March 25, 2016 .