Rabbit heart (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Rabbit heart |
| Country of production | GDR |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1987 |
| length | 77 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Gunter Friedrich |
| script | Anne Goßens |
| production | DEFA , KAG "Johannisthal" |
| music | Bernd Wefelmeyer |
| camera | Hans Heinrich |
| cut | Ilona Thiel |
| occupation | |
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Hasenherz is a DEFA German children's film directed by Gunter Friedrich in 1987. The film premiered on December 13, 1987 in Berlin's Colosseum .
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13-year-old Janette, called Janni, is unhappy. Physically, she still resembles a boy, while other girls in her class already have a womanly figure and are addressed by boys. Janni's short haircut also leads to gossip among her classmates, who also make fun of their futile crush on the girl crush Michael. One day a DEFA film team comes into class looking for an actor to play the role of the fearful prince for the film Hasenherz . Several boys are selected and when director Berger asks Janni in front of the class, the girl runs out of the room crying to the laughter of classmates. Berger is informed of his mistake and apologizes to Janni, who is nevertheless asked to take a test shot. Although she deliberately implemented all the instructions incorrectly, because she did not want to take part in the film, she was able to assert herself against two boys, including the actor who played Andreas in the film Company Violin Case . In front of her classmate Birgit, she pretends to have been cast as a princess.
By chance, Janni meets the girl Sabine, who Janni thinks is a boy. Janni wants to clear up the misunderstanding first, but never gets around to it. Sabine now often meets with Janni, who in turn is more interested in her brother Sebastian. He's in a fencing club and shows Janni first steps. Only when Sabine and Sebastian start filming do they find out that Janni is a girl and turn away from her. Meanwhile, the filming is proceeding successfully, even if some of the director's ideas, whom Janni initially does not trust enough acting talent, frighten the girl.
Over time, Janni gains self-confidence and learns to accept her body and herself. The mother realizes that her daughter has reached puberty . Janni finally wants a room of her own, she goes shopping with her mother and begins to dress more feminine. When her class learns that she is playing the prince in the film, she is laughed at at first, but meets her classmates the next morning with a long-haired wig on her head, which ends the ridicule. She eventually invites the entire class to the premiere of the film. Sabine and Sebastian also receive a ticket, but only Sabine appears. She has not told her brother about the invitation and leaves shortly after the premiere, still disappointed by Janni's behavior. Your classmates are proud of Janni. She finally borrows her film horse and now rides Sebastian's fencing training as a teenager. He admits that he has never actually seen her like this and lets her help him on the horse. They ride away together.
criticism
Critics praised Hasenherz as a "convincing film that solicits solidarity with the weaker but above all encourages people to overcome obstacles". The film is sensitively staged, entertaining and full of "seriousness and empathy in dealing with the problems of adolescents".
The lexicon of international films called Hasenherz "a humorous, freshly played comedy: trials about the role of the girl, first love and filmmaking."
Awards
At the 1988 Berlinale , Hasenherz received the UNICEF Prize and the Children's Jury Prize.
At the 6th Children's Film Festival in Essen , the film received the "Blue Elephant" in 1988. At the children's film festival Goldener Spatz in Gera , Hasenherz was awarded the special prize of the Lord Mayor of Gera and the foundling of the ZAG film club at the Ministry of Culture of the GDR in 1989.
literature
- F.-B. Habel : The great lexicon of DEFA feature films . Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-89602-349-7 , pp. 232-233 .
- Rabbit heart . In: Ingelore König, Dieter Wiedemann, Lothar Wolf (eds.): Between Marx and Muck. DEFA films for children . Henschel, Berlin 1996, ISBN 3-89487-234-9 , pp. 367-369.
Web links
- Hasenherz in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Hasenherz at filmportal.de
- Rabbit heart at the DEFA Foundation
Individual evidence
- ^ Eo in: Neue Zeit , December 17, 1987.
- ↑ Ute Semkat in People's Voice , March 3, 1988th
- ↑ Rabbit Heart. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ See defa.de