The winemaking war
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The winemaking war |
| Country of production |
Germany Austria |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2011 |
| length | 87 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Peter Sower |
| script |
August Schmölzer Uwe Wilhelm |
| production |
Veit Heiduschka Regina Ziegler |
| music | Tamás Kahane |
| camera | Michael Praun |
| cut | Birgit Gasser |
| occupation | |
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The Winzerkrieg is a German-Austrian family drama by Peter Sämann from 2011.
action
The winemaker Franziska Habicht is named "Winemaker of the Year" at a ceremony. Nevertheless, the mood is depressed as Franziska remembers her husband Anton, who died two years ago, during her acceptance speech. Finally, she asks her son David, who “actually deserves” the award, because he has followed in his father's footsteps.
Josef Fink, the owner of a competing winery, is also among the guests at the award ceremony. Then he tries to convince Franziska to “retire” and sell him her winery . However, she would like to transfer the property to her son soon. Meanwhile, David flirts with Marie, Josef's daughter. She tells him that she wants to go to a fashion school in Vienna .
On the same evening Franziska and David toast their success at home. David tells his mother about Marie's plans and has doubts as to whether Josef will be happy with his daughter's decision. Franziska welcomes Marie's decision, since one should never bend over to others.
The next day Josef receives a call from his lawyer . An old document was found after the Habicht's vineyard had been transferred to the Fink family 400 years ago. As a result, Franziska could no longer refuse an appropriate purchase offer from Josef. However, she reacts angrily to the news and threatens her lawyer. Josef then asks his daughter David to do some research in the future.
When the two meet to make out in the vineyard , David says that he would like to come to Vienna to join a developer group that deals with alternative energies . Marie confesses to him that she should listen to him. You wonder where the ominous document came from and decide to get to the bottom of the matter.
Meanwhile, Franziska persuades a bank employee friend to ask for a guaranteed loan from Josef to be returned earlier than planned, so that Josef gets into financial difficulties. Since her lawyer Franziska and her son warned that a possible lawsuit could drag on for years, David thought out loud for the first time about selling the winery. Franziska still refuses, however.
Although Josef tries to get closer to Franziska with objective arguments, another conversation ends in an argument. Marie wants to put an end to it all and tries to persuade her father to destroy the old document . Josef, still troubled by the argument, claims that David is not a true winemaker. Then he finally wants to know where the document came from so suddenly. Josef reveals to him that it comes from his father Anton. The latter would have sent it to the Fink family, as he knew that David could not continue the winery properly.
Because Franziska also wants to discover the secret of the document, she breaks into the Finks' house that evening and searches Josef's desk. She is heard by Marie and David, who are upstairs in Marie's room. Before both of them can come down the stairs, Franziska was caught red-handed by the returning Josef. He immediately calls the police. To calm down the situation, Marie covers Franziska by claiming that she stayed in the apartment with her consent and only looked for a pen.
The following day, Franziska visits Josef in his production rooms. Josef continues to insist that David is not a winemaker and should therefore sell Franziska to him. She tells him about Marie's Vienna plans, whereupon Josef collapses in shock . Franziska calls the emergency doctor and gives first aid. When Josef later struggled again in the hospital, he confronts Marie. She then leaves the clinic crying.
Back home, Marie and David look for evidence that the old document is invalid. You decide to research old church registers . Before they can leave, Franziska arrives and tells them that she has decided to sell the winery to Josef. David then confesses to her that he does not want to become a winemaker and that Josef received the old document from Anton. Franziska does not want to believe this and accuses her son of being on Joseph's side.
In the evening, Marie and David leave for the local monastery. Since they only receive sparse information from the headmaster, they gain unauthorized access to the building a little later. In the old wine cellar you will find barrels with the inscription "JF", which stands for Jonas Fink, an ancestor of Josef. In an old book you will also find references to a Jakobus Habicht, an ancestor of Anton Habicht. Somehow it turns out that because of a Catholic - Protestant problem, Jonas Fink and Jakobus Habicht were one and the same man. He was forced to change his name and virtually overwritten his winery himself so that he could keep it after the name change. Suddenly the door of the wine cellar slams shut and Marie and David are locked in.
At the same time, Josef Franziska pays a visit. While they are drinking wine together, Josef tells that he has decided to sell everything. He would also like to take Franziska on a trip to Italy. She feels taken by surprise by Josef's advances and sends him home in the rain.
The next morning Franziska and Josef miss their children. Their search also leads them to the monastery. The monk on duty does not notice them because he wears hearing protection while he is gardening with a lawnmower tractor. So they enter the monastery on their own and soon find their offspring due to a lust cry from Marie. After a brief embarrassing moment, Marie and David report on their research results. The old document is no longer valid.
Back at home, Josef gives Marie a bust on which she can try out her fashion creations. Franziska and David are also in love again. Finally, Franziska and Josef go to Italy together, not without first questioning their affair, since they have the same ancestors after all.
background
The idea for the script came from author and leading actor August Schmölzer over a glass of wine in his hometown of St. Stefan ob Stainz . That is where the film was finally shot.
Filming began on July 6, 2010. The German first broadcast took place on December 16, 2011 on ARD and ORF 2 .
criticism
"Herr Ober - my film is corking: This Schmonzette from the viticulture environment would be exposed as adulterated at every blind tasting. [...] In the abstruse story, an ancient document plays a role, which the amorous offspring of the two fighters investigate in a monastery cellar. At this point at the latest, the film has reached Bauernstadl level. "
“The script suffers from a lame story that does not hold any surprises. Uwe Wilhelm's script editing obviously didn't help either. The film title never does what it promises. Instead of a hot alcohol fight, we unfortunately only see a mulled wine fuss on the back burner. "
Web links
- The winemaker war in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The winegrowers' war in the lexicon of international film
Individual evidence
- ↑ TV Movie , issue 25/2011, page 204
- ↑ Filming locations for Der Winzerkrieg (imdb.com)
- ↑ Start of shooting for Der Winzerkrieg (ziegler-film.com)
- ↑ TV review: Weinseliger Unfug (thueringer-allgemeine.de)
- ↑ The critics: "Der Winzerkrieg" (quotenmeter.de)