January (Radichkov)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | January |
| Country of production | GDR |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1980 |
| length | 120 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Gert Jurgons (theater) Karin Hercher (television) |
| production | Television of the GDR |
| music | Helmut Hagedorn |
| camera |
Harri Münzhardt Habbo Lolling Ina Kredewahn Tristan by Lühmann Alfred Kirchner |
| cut | Lona Boese |
| occupation | |
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January is the 1979 television recording of the GDR television of a production by Gert Jurgons on the stages of Magdeburg (Kammerspiele) based on a play by the Bulgarian author Jordan Raditschkow .
action
In snowy January, several men, mountain farmers from a remote, backward Bulgarian village, come together in their pub. The conversations revolve around the everyday stories of the village, which are not understandable for everyone. There is a woodpecker, called a “tree pick”, who, contrary to all common sense, drinks rakia like a gulping woodpecker, but only if you toast it. He also disappears from the pub every now and then unnoticed, only to come back. A hunter comes with his cock in the cage, with which he wanted to catch a fox in this way. But the rooster crowed only in the warm restaurant. The postman brings an "anonymous" letter that begins with the address: Dear nephew. A woman also seeks protection in this society because her husband, who calls her “butt wiggle”, wants to kill her in his jealousy. An enthusiastic crossword puzzle solver, a cooper and a completely cold villager are part of this group.
The whole time there is talk about a certain Peter Motorow, who is not to be seen on the stage, but whom the landlord saw early in the morning drive his sledge into town. When suddenly the sleigh stopped in front of the bar, everyone was amazed that it was back so quickly. But apart from a dead wolf, the rifle and the coat of Peter Motorow, the sleigh was empty. So one of the pub-goers set off into the forest with the sledge to look for the missing person. But this time, too, the sledge came back with a dead wolf, the rifle and a coat. This went on several times, and one of the last two, the crossword puzzle solver, tried a trick to avoid leaving, but he did not succeed because his trick was recognized. So now he had to go after all, but several musicians who wanted to go to town drove with him. The sledge came back with the musicians, but without the crossword puzzle solver, but again with a dead wolf, the rifle and a coat.
The last survivor who remained in the bar, it was Susso the owner of the tree pick, was now able to receive reports on what had happened: In the middle of the forest they met a wolf pack. The crossword puzzle solver shot a wolf, wanted to fetch him and took off his coat to load it and put it with the rifle in the sled. When he threw the dead wolf onto the sledge, the horses were frightened and ran. The hunter who stayed behind was now mauled and eaten by the rest of the pack. So the riddle of the disappeared was finally solved.
production
The play had its German premiere in 1978 on the stages of the city of Magdeburg. To the XXIII. Berliner Festtagen In 1979 this production was staged in the Maxim-Gorki-Theater in Berlin . The dramaturgy was in the hands of Andreas Schenert and Doris Vallentin .
The broadcast in the 2nd program of the television of the GDR took place on August 30, 1980.
criticism
“A delightful, poetic piece with lovable, powerful figures. Theater der Zeit wrote: “... a peculiar story of the necessary attempt at a departure; of the unraveling of new conditions, of the possibilities of people to 'set off', and of the dangers that can be associated with it. ""
“Gert Jurgons staged perfectly. Every tone, set carefully and with a sense of uncovering the characters, every gesture, carefully weighed and used, every tempo phase and every pause are extremely coherent and form a splendid theatrical aesthetic unit. The young ensemble plays the not so young men with great precision and plasticity. "