Britta (TV play)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Britta |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1977 |
| length | 181 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Berengar stake |
| script | Berengar stake |
| production | Berengar stake; Northern German Radio |
| camera | Klaus Möller |
| cut | Annemarie Bremer |
| occupation | |
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Britta is a two-part television film that director and author Berengar Pfahl shot in collaboration with the NDR's youth program . The two parts were first broadcast on October 9, 1977 and February 1, 1978 on ARD .
The central theme of the film is the unwanted pregnancy of 19-year-old Britta, played by Verena Plangger , and her relationship with Boris, a German soldier of the same age , played by Hinnerk Jensen . Berengar Pfahl shot mainly with amateur actors and drama students in East Friesland and Dithmarschen .
action
Britta works for the railway in Harlesiel and spends part of her free time with her friend Sigrid. Through her, Britta also met Boris, who is in a relationship with Sigrid and plays records in a discotheque at the weekend. Boris is currently doing his military service and wants to sign up for four years in the armed forces . Britta doesn't show much interest in Boris at first, but he follows her with his vintage motorcycle to Spain, where she is on vacation. There they spend a night together and Britta accidentally becomes pregnant. Boris then loses interest, does not want to commit himself and lets himself be transferred to a distant place. Only when Britta gives birth to the child does Boris change his mind and want to get married. Britta, who is meanwhile also being courted by Georg, doesn't want to enter into a steady relationship anymore and raise her child without a partner.
continuation
The plot continues in another two-part series entitled Neues von Britta , which was first broadcast on German television on June 26, 1985. Once again, Berengar Pfahl was responsible for the script and direction.
music
Berengar Pfahl chose the title Ice Dream No. 0 by the group Jeronimo from their album Time Ride . The lyrics and music of the song are provided by Ringo Funk .
Criticism and reception
“In the precise dialogues and the careful guidance of these young amateur actors and actors, the extraordinary talent of the filmmaker Pfahl for the realistic as well as unsentimental staging of everyday events is evident. Here feelings and gestures, actions and milieu are right down to the last detail, youth is not celebrated, but really lived with all its contradictions and questions. "
DVD release.
The television film was released on June 18, 2010 as DVD by the ARD Video label with an FSK age rating of 12 and over. Also included is the sequel News from Britta . Together, the two films have a total running time of 377 minutes.
Web links
- Britta in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- New Britta in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ TV series guide about news from Britta
- ↑ Heike Mundzeck: Clever things for the youth. Die Zeit , February 3, 1978, accessed on July 11, 2018 .