Rock crystal - lost in the snow

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Movie
German title Rock crystal - lost in the snow
Original title Cristallo di rocca
Country of production Austria , Italy
Publishing year 1999
length 85 minutes
Rod
Director Maurizio Zaccaro
script Maurizio Zaccaro,
Francesca Melandri
production Alessandro Jacchia
music Ralf Wengenmayr
camera Pasquale Rachini
cut Simona Paggi
occupation

Bergkristall - Ververrt im Schnee (original title: Cristallo di rocca ) is an Austrian-Italian television film from 1999. The film is a free interpretation of the story Bergkristall by Adalbert Stifter . The first broadcast on German television was on December 25, 1999 on ZDF .

action

Two children and their father visit their grandmother on Christmas Eve , who lives in the Austrian mountain village of Gschaid. At the same time, mountaineers make a gruesome discovery near Gschaid: They discover a male corpse perfectly preserved in the ice. The residents of the village rush over when the dead man is flown from the mountain by helicopter. Sanna, the grandmother of the two children, and her brother Konrad have also come. The body is Martin, a mountaineer who has been missing for 70 years. A little later, Hans, Sanna's son, and his children arrive in town. After the children were caught rummaging around in the village church that evening to find where the body was taken, Sanna reports what happened back then.

Millsdorf and Gschaid, 70 years earlier: the two neighboring villages of Millsdorf and Gschaid have been enemies for ages. The core of the dispute lies in the fact that the Gschaider believe that the rich Millsdorf farmers often act to their disadvantage. So it is also current: A new dam is to be built, which is to dam the river for electricity generation. The Gschaiders fear that they will be cut off from the water supply, which would mean the greatest need for the rural population. This repeatedly leads to armed and violent clashes. The shoemakers Josef and Martin, a mountaineer and mountain guide who are associated with both villages, are particularly affected by the conflict. The conflict is exacerbated by the evil machinations of a Millsdorf resident named Elias, who not only poisoned Josef's cows, but also brings down a bridge and destroys a torture that serves as a signpost.

Then the Christmas days come: Due to the resistance of his in-laws against him, Josef refuses to visit them personally in Millsdorf. Instead, Sanna and Konrad are sent on a hike to bring their grandparents Christmas presents, although this requires a long hike over the mountain pass, which is particularly dangerous in winter due to the danger of snow and avalanches. Due to the falling snow and the destroyed signpost, the two miss the right junction on the way home. When the children don't return before dark, it becomes clear that they must have gotten lost in the blizzard. Eventually the residents set out to look for the children. To everyone's surprise, they meet the residents of Millsdorf. They have now also noticed that something must have happened to the children. And so they too, led by Josef's unloved father-in-law, who also cares for his grandchildren, set out to take part in the search. After initial suspicion, the search continues together.

In the meantime Martin, who set out to look for the children before everyone else, has found Sanna and Konrad. The way back into the valley turns out to be difficult because of the numerous crevasses and the fact that the path is meter high with snow, ice and scree. When they meet the united residents of Millsdorf and Gschaid despite the adversity, they are greeted with joy. But suddenly everyone realizes that Martin must have broken through the thin snow cover of a crevasse and fell to his death! The pastor appeals to the residents of both villages to keep peace from now on in memory of their brave and tragically dead friend.

Back in the present: after old Sanna has told her son and her grandchildren the story, the residents of both places go to the church of Gschaid for Christmas mass that evening. A cross-fade shows that this also began 70 years ago as a sign of peace. Because on that day, too, the residents of Millsdorf and Gschaid sat together in the Christmas mass, much to the priest's heartfelt joy.

criticism

The film service called the film a "moderate (television) adaptation". TV Spielfilm judged the film to be “woodcut-like and shallow”. The flashbacks in the film are "confusing" and the plot is "lengthy and awkwardly told".

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bergkristall - Lost in the snow. Online film database (OFDb), accessed March 16, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Bergkristall - Lost in the snow. film service , accessed March 16, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Bergkristall - Lost in the snow. In: TV feature film . Milky Way Publishing Group , accessed on March 16, 2015 .