The midwife's secret
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The midwife's secret |
| Country of production |
Germany , Austria , Czech Republic |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2016 |
| length | 177 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Roland Suso Richter |
| script |
Stefan Holtz , Florian Iwersen |
| production |
Roland Mühlfellner , Filip Hering , Thomas Pridnig , Peter Wirthensohn |
| music | Sebastian pill |
| camera | Martin Gschlacht |
| cut | Bernd Schlegel |
| occupation | |
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The Secret of the Midwife is a German-Austrian-Czech TV film from SWR from 2016 by director Roland Suso Richter with Ruby O. Fee in the lead role.
The model is based on the novel The Secret of the Midwife by Sabine Ebert , the first volume in her series of historical novels about a young healing woman in the 12th century. The film first aired on March 25, 2016. Some of the filming took place in the Czech Republic.
action
The film is set in Saxony at the end of the 12th century. The healer Marthe has medical and visionary abilities. Her mother was drowned as a witch and she was also threatened with death after failing to help a noblewoman's pregnant wife. She joins Franconian settlers who find a new home with the Margrave of Meißen. The leader is the knight Christian, who develops a love affair with Marthe in the course of the plot. However, she previously married the villager Wiprecht, who, however, fell victim to the dispute between Randolf and Christian towards the end of the film. Next to the village, the action takes place at the castle of the Margrave of Meißen, in which the Margravine Hedwig and Randolf, who was ousted by Knight Christian as the army leader of the Margrave against Henry the Lion and is his bitter enemy, spin intrigues. Marthe is hired by Hedwig to heal her ailing son. After silver has been discovered in the village, the villagers work in the mining industry under the direction of Christian. When Randolf, as Vogt, is also charged with monitoring the mining in the neighborhood, disputes arise. When Christian is absent, Randolf has two villagers whipped and provokes a duel with Christian after Christian's return. He also tries to drown Marthe. Randolf's plan goes wrong and he is sentenced by the margrave to a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. In the end Marthe and Christian marry with the approval of the margrave and Christian receives a hereditary fief.
production
The shooting took place from September 9th to December 4th, 2014. The film was produced by the German Bavaria Fiction , co-producers were the Austrian Lotus Film and the Czech Wilma Film . Jana Karen was responsible for the production design and Michaela Payer for the make- up . Uli Fessler was the costume designer and Lambert Hofer costume rental company .
The film was shot in the Czech Republic and Austria . The filming locations were Kost Castle and Hardegg Castle .
criticism
"Exciting, convincingly played (television) historical drama that mixes adventure and fire magic with rather modest means."
Web links
- The secret of the midwife in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The secret of the midwife at crew united
- Heike Hupertz: The midwife's secret. She is not a witch, but the good soul of the village In: FAZ from March 25, 2016, accessed on April 21, 2019.
Individual evidence
- ^ The secret of the midwife at crew united
- ↑ Secret of the Midwife - ARD filmed the bestseller novel DERWESTEN, issue of December 23, 2014
- ↑ The Midwife's Secret. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed February 22, 2020 .