Gravel (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | gravel |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1986 |
| length | 85 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Douglas Wolfsperger |
| script | Douglas Wolfsperger Tobias Engelsing |
| production | Capricorn movie |
| music | Charles Kalman |
| camera | Volker Maria Arend |
| cut | Walther Vögele |
| occupation | |
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Kies is a German modern homeland film by Douglas Wolfsperger from 1986 .
action
The fraudster Felix drives a stolen convertible across the Swiss border to Germany. Due to a funeral, a country road is temporarily closed on his way. During the forced break he meets Ella Schäufele, the daughter of a wealthy gravel works owner, and the two of them get together. They get married soon afterwards. But the marriage is going differently than planned, because Felix finds himself more like an extra in his new life. He seeks support from the landlady Lilly, which is why he now has to choose between her and Ella.
background
Richard Gandor came up with the idea for the film. Douglas Wolfsperger worked as a screenwriter together with Tobias Engelsing. Wolfsperger also directed. The film was shot in the Lake Constance area , in the town of Radolfzell on Lake Constance and on the islands of Höri and Reichenau .
The premiere took place on November 5, 1987 in Constance .
criticism
“The director, who grew up in Konstanz, paints a typical picture of his homeland and of the people. In this work he shows that 85 minutes of concentrated entertainment can be achieved without cheap effects and without high costs. Received enthusiastically by the cinema audience. "
Web links
- Gravel in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Film information on Douglas Wolfsperger's website ( PDF ; 46.3 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Douglas Wolfsperger : Kies film info. (47 kB) Retrieved August 20, 2010 ( PDF ).
- ↑ Kies (1987) - cast and crew. IMDb , accessed August 23, 2010 .
- ^ Kies (1987). IMDb , accessed August 23, 2010 .