The story of Kaspar from Brandner

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Movie
Original title The story of Kaspar from Brandner
Country of production Germany
original language German ( Bavarian )
Publishing year 2008
length 105 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
JMK 6
Rod
Director Joseph Vilsmaier
script Klaus Richter
production Joseph Vilsmaier,
Markus Zimmer
music Christian Heyne
camera Jörg Widmer
cut Uli Schön
occupation

The story of Kaspar from Brandner is a film from 2008 by director Joseph Vilsmaier . From autumn 2007, the shooting took place for the most part in the Isarwinkel , especially in the municipalities of Lenggries and Jachenau , and the Glentleiten open-air museum . The film is based on the literary character Brandner Kaspar in the stage adaptation by Kurt Wilhelm from 1975.

Background to the story

The underlying story of the Brandner Kasper is one of the most popular Bavarian folk plays and depicts the story of a gunsmith from Tegernsee , who outwits death (in Bavarian : Boandlkramer ) and wins many more years of life from him by playing cards with a lot of humor and numerous fantasy elements . Based on a story by Franz von Kobell , the material has enjoyed great popularity since its creation in 1871 and has already served as a template for several successful stage adaptations and two classic film adaptations.

The role of Brandner Kaspar was taken on by the Bavarian author and actor Franz Xaver Kroetz , while Michael Herbig played the role of Boandlkramer . The production was supported with funds from the FilmFernsehFonds Bayern , the German Film Funding Fund , the FFA and Cinetirol. The story of Kaspar from Brandner was launched in cinemas nationwide on October 16, 2008 by Concorde Filmverleih.

action

Kaspar from Brandner, a widowed gunsmith, lived in the mid-19th century with his granddaughter Nannerl in the mountains on the Schliersee . With the young Toni, who is courting Nannerl, he improves his meager income by poaching in the surrounding forests. Shortly before his seventieth birthday, the Boandlkramer visits him and wants to take him with him. The clever Kaspar gets the uninvited guest drunk with cherry spirit and then cheats him by playing cards in order to find out another twenty-one years of life.

But he soon notices that the years of life he has gained also have their downsides. When Nannerl dies in a hunting accident, he accepts the offer of Boandlkramer, who has meanwhile been harassed by the heavenly authorities (Peter), to take a look at the kingdom of heaven and decide whether he would like to participate in the lives of the blessed earlier. He sees his wife and daughter, reconsiders his earthly existence and finally decides to stay in the Bavarian sky, where there are always white sausages and no prizes .

Others

  • At the beginning of the film, the note "Bayern um 1860" is shown to chronologically relate the action, the word "Bayern" is written in red based on FC Bayern Munich , the year "1860" is blue, the color of TSV 1860 Munich
  • In the sky, the figure of Franz Xaver Kroetz meets his dead wife, whereupon he says “Die Traudl, my wife”. Traudl is played by his actual former wife: Marie Theres Kroetz-Relin . Shortly afterwards he also sees his daughter Magdalena, who is played by his actual daughter Josephine Kroetz.
  • Theresa Vilsmaier , the daughter of director Joseph Vilsmaier, plays an accompanying angel in the film.

Reviews

  • Gernot Gricksch wrote in TV Digital No. 21 of October 2, 2008 that this was a leathery mix of Komödienstadl , provincial fantasy, Geierwally and religious treatise.
  • The film-dienst wrote: “Michael 'Bully' Herbig's interpretation of the tailor should provide the biggest topic of conversation. He doesn't do that badly, grins and crouches that it's a pleasure, but next to a Bavarian veteran like Franz Xaver Kroetz, he also looks a little out of place. "

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for the story of the Brandner Kaspar . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , July 2008 (PDF; test number: 114 767 K).
  2. ↑ Age rating for the story of the Brandner Kaspar . Youth Media Commission .