A summer in Scotland

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Episode in the series A Summer in ...
Original title A summer in Scotland
Country of production Germany , Austria
original language German
length 89 minutes
classification Episode 8 ( list )
First broadcast September 26, 2012 on ORF 2
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Director Michael Keusch
script Beate Fraunholz
production Bernadette Schugg
music Micki Meuser
camera János Vecsernyés
cut Julia Prokasky
occupation
chronology

←  Predecessor
A summer in the mountains

Successor  →
A summer in Amalfi

A summer in Scotland is a German - Austrian Romance of director Michael Keusch from 2012. In the lead roles acting Marion Kracht as former exchange student Monika Bach and Sascha Hehn as silent globetrotter and idiosyncratic landscape photographer Richard Travis. Christiane Blumhoff , David C. Bunners and Henriette Richter-Röhl are cast in leading roles . The ZDF Sunday film , which starts in the “Herzkino” category, is the eighth episode of the film series Ein Sommer in ... , which takes place in different locations around the world.

action

Monika Bach, who is divorced from her husband, is given a bus trip to Scotland from her mother Gertrud. As an exchange student, Monika was already in the country 30 years ago and still has fond memories of the time. Unfortunately, the journey in the bus, which is full of pensioners in addition to her mother, is not very pleasant for Monika. When the opportunity presents itself, she leaves the tour group and sets out on her own to find a lead that will lead her to her first love: Monika met Angus Sinclair at that time, who has not been with her since then Head was gone.

On her way she meets Richard Travis, a globetrotter and landscape photographer, and almost at the same time she finds her old love Agnus, who is meanwhile a made man in the whiskey industry. After her divorce, Monika suddenly has the choice between two attractive men and not least her mother, who has lived alone since her husband's death.

At first, Monika has a bad conscience: She doesn't want to let her mother travel back alone and decides to go home with the tour group. On the day of departure, however, she decides differently, even if her suitcases are already packed. She wants to stay in Scotland. Although Monika did not expect this, her mother shows great understanding. Monika's way back by car leads to Richard, who she ultimately decided on.

production

Production notes

Bernadette Schugg produced the love film for Moviepool GmbH (Munich) on behalf of ZDF and ORF . The film was shot in Scotland .

First broadcast and film title abroad

A summer in Scotland was first broadcast on ORF 2 on September 26, 2012 , and four days later the first broadcast was on ZDF. The film was released on DVD on October 12 of the same year.

In Spain the production was broadcast under the title Un verano en Escocia , in Italy under the title Un'estate in Scozia .

criticism

TV Spielfilm called the film somewhat disparagingly "Schmonzette" and judged with a thumb stretched to the side: "Like a dream ship - episode on shore leave". The summary of the program guide is: "Distilled to the shallow core".

Rainer Tittelbach went into court with harsh words and judged sharply: “Kracht and Hehn are doing better than expected. But this folksy, shirt-sleeved comedy-like nature destroys more than the feel-good clichés ”. The film critic drew an almost devastating conclusion: “A rather weak film from the otherwise often so refreshing series. Something for the elderly ”.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b A Summer in Scotland (TV Movie 2012) - Release Info - IMDb. In: imdb.com. Accessed December 30, 2015 .
  2. ↑ A Summer in Scotland. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed December 30, 2015 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  3. ↑ A Summer in Scotland. In: tvspielfilm.de. Retrieved December 30, 2015 .
  4. ↑ A Summer in Scotland. In: tittelbach.tv. Retrieved December 30, 2015 .