The shepherdess

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Movie
Original title The shepherdess
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 2011
length 89 minutes
Rod
Director Dagmar Damek
script Dagmar Damek,
Manfred Kosmann
production Christa Gerlach
music Jens Langbein <br /> Robert Schulte-Hemming
camera Johannes Geyer
cut Carolyn Haag
occupation

The Shepherdess is a German homeland film by Dagmar Damek from 2011 with Stefanie Stappenbeck in the title role. The German first broadcast took place on June 17, 2011 on the first .

action

Svea Hofmann was a successful lawyer but has been unemployed for 11 months. In her last application, she found once again that women in this industry don't seem to be in demand. Svea is pretty depressed and wondering how much longer she can hold out financially. In the evening she received a call from her friend Ute Hogland. Her uncle broke his leg and now she is urgently looking for someone who could take care of his flock of sheep for as long as possible. Since Svea's parents used to have a shepherd's farm and she is also a learned shepherdess, she decided to go to Bernheim. Here she meets her childhood sweetheart Hannes, who is now married to Ute and works as a vet. Walter Roden, however, is not very enthusiastic about a temporary worker from the big city.

Svea and Walter Roden now have to pull themselves together to cope with the daily work in the house and stable. Rohden is slowly getting used to the unfamiliar company and trusts his temporary worker more every day. But he doesn't want to let her out with the herd until she's got the dogs under control. They are not really used to Svea yet. The relationship with Roden takes a setback when he blames Svea for the death of three sheep that she allegedly fed incorrectly. However, it turns out that the animals contracted the poisoning outdoors and Svea can also find the cause: illegally disposed of canisters of toxic waste. Their discovery does not seem to get too much recognition in the village and the mayor does not want the matter to be "popped".

Since a vet is always busy with a flock of sheep, Svea and Hannes see each other very often. So they spend more and more time together, knowing that Hannes is happily married and has his family. Nevertheless, she enjoys his company and is happy to indulge in old memories and visit the places of her childhood. But everyday life soon catches up with her and when Rohden's leg becomes infected and he has to stay in the hospital, Svea is left to her own devices. In the first small rounds she brings the sheep into the open and has her dear need to keep them together. She now has her shepherd's wagon ready for use and spends so much time with the animals on the pasture. Hannes is increasingly looking for her closeness, which his wife does not hide. Ute Hogland would like it best if Svea disappeared as soon as possible. But Rohde's leg continues to cause difficulties and it is to be feared that he will have to give up his sheep farm. Svea is therefore toying with the idea of ​​leasing the sheep farm. Ute is therefore even more afraid for her marriage, which is not entirely unfounded, because Hannes leaves Svea in no doubt that he still loves her. As often as he can, he visits her in her shepherd's wagon and spends many a shepherd's hour with her. He is very serious about their relationship, but his wife and daughter are no less important to him. Svea gradually realizes that she is about to destroy a marriage. They almost made the decision to pack their things and leave. She developed a concept for Rohden on how he could keep his sheep farm profitable.

For Hannes the situation comes to a head when Ute makes a scene for him and wants to leave him. With a lot of effort, he can convince her that the episode with Svea is over and he knows that his place is with his family.

Back in Frankfurt , Svea opens her own law firm.

background

The film was shot between May 18, 2010 and June 21, 2010 in the Rhön , Frankfurt am Main and Fulda . The filming locations are spread across the Rhön, the Schäferhof can be found in the fictional town of Bernheim near Hofbieber , while the half-timbered house in which Hannes' veterinary practice is housed in the film is in Poppenhausen . Fasanerie Castle in Eichenzell became the backdrop for the estate of Count and Countess Lowitz and Ute's pottery is near Mellrichstadt . The Gangolf chapel near Fladungen was also the scene of the Hochrhönstrasse and the basalt lake near Ginolfs .

reception

Audience rating

The first broadcast of Die Schäferin on June 17, 2011 was seen in Germany by 4.97 million viewers and achieved a market share of 18.7 percent for Das Erste .

Reviews

Rainer Tittelbach from Tittelbach.tv rated: “A little bit of reconsideration when we were still young, a bit of a back-to-the-roots mood, the rediscovery of naturalness, the cultivation of the down-to-earth - all of this resonates in 'The Shepherdess'. This undramatic narrated film by Dagmar Damek with the enchanting Stefanie Stappenbeck is also about an amorous re-encounter. The story offers no surprise, the picture of nature is pleasing. "

The critics of the television magazine TV Spielfilm resulted in: "Passable relationship drama, solid actors."

For Kino.de , Tilmann P. Gangloff judged : “Basically the film consists mostly of landscape, sheep and the forces of attraction between Svea and Hannes. In between there is little excitement when the shepherdess discovers wildly disposed of poison canisters, rescues a sheep from a ditch or chases part of the herd off the tracks. ”“ The story is as poignant as the title. And yet the film is proof that even a straightforward plot can provide ninety minutes of captivating entertainment. "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Shepherdess - Films in the first - ARD | The first. Retrieved March 8, 2020 .
  2. ↑ 'The Shepherdess': How much Rhön does the television show? June 19, 2011, accessed March 8, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Filming locations at mainpost.de, accessed on May 27, 2020.
  4. ↑ a b Rainer Tittelbach : Stefanie Stappenbeck & a bit of shepherd romance in a summer film at Tittelbach.tv , accessed on May 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ Short review at TV Spielfilm
  6. ^ Tilmann P. Gangloff : Film review at kino.de , accessed on May 26, 2020.