Ku'damm 56
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| Original title | Ku'damm 56 |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2016 |
| length | 2 × 90 and 1 × 95 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK / JMK 12 |
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| Director | Sven Bohse |
| script | Annette Hess |
| production | Nico Hofmann , Benjamin Benedict |
| music | Maurus Ronner |
| camera | Michael Schreitel |
| cut | Ronny Mattas , Peter Kirschbaum |
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Ku'damm 56 is a three-part German television film about the awakening of young people in the 1950s. Based on the idea and the script by Annette Hess , Sven Bohse staged a family drama in the years of the post-war period and the economic miracle . The story is about a conservative mother and her three marriageable daughters. The family dance school is the setting for the conflict between prudish moral concepts, the longing for values and the young women’s discovery of their sexuality .
The three-part film produced by Nico Hofmann and Benjamin Benedict was first broadcast on Second German Television on March 20, 21 and 23, 2016. He was nominated for the 2017 Grimme Prize in the series & multi-part series . In 2018 the television film was continued with the trilogy Ku'damm 59 .
action
Part 1
Berlin 1956: The young Monika Schöllack is expelled from the home economics school for improper behavior. Ashamed, she returns to West Berlin to see her mother Caterina, who runs a dance school here, and her sisters Helga and Eva. For Caterina, Monika's expulsion is further proof of her daughter's failure and she fears that she will never find a man to marry Monika. It is Caterina's great goal to establish her daughters in society as best as possible through advantageous marriage. For Caterina, the reputation of the family is paramount. She is very conservative and accordingly the program of the Galant dance school at Kurfürstendamm 56, which Caterina directs alone. Her husband and father of the daughters, Gerd Schöllack, has been missing since 1944. However, in the dance school, Caterina is supported by the family's long-time friend, Fritz Assmann. In addition, they have a secret relationship.
In contrast to Monika, her sisters always find their mother's goodwill. Helga is about to get married to the young public prosecutor Wolfgang von Boost, and Eva works in a clinic, where she calculates chances of marrying its director. But when the factory owner's son Joachim Franck appears to be interested in Monika, hope sprouts in Caterina that, contrary to expectations, she will be able to marry her daughter off well. Little does she suspect that Joachim is only about to confirm his reputation as a good-for-nothing: he rapes Monika at the first opportunity. Her mother tries to take advantage of this and to force a marriage, but is rigorously rejected by the Francks. Monika then wants to take her own life, but is found by her sisters in time. Through Assmann's intervention - he threatens Catarina, otherwise he will reveal the secret relationship to the daughters - Caterina lets Monika teach a beginners course at the dance school. At first she had a hard time with it, but soon discovered her love for rock 'n' roll .
Part 2
The first problems arise in Helga's young marriage. Her husband Wolfgang then seeks medical advice and help because he believes his homosexual disposition, of which no one suspects anything, is curable. Professor Jürgen Fassbender begins an aversion therapy with him, which ranges from initial self-inflicted pain to the use of electric shocks. Nevertheless, this hardly helps Wolfgang to solve his problem.
At her mother's insistence, Monika continues to meet with Joachim Franck. He tries to bring their relationship to a normal level. Although Monika is very reluctant to meet the narcissistic young man, she begins to understand him a little, because he suffers just as much from his father as she does from her mother. Another uproar with her reveals that the dance school, highly praised by Caterina, was not founded by her family in 1906, but belonged to a Jewish family until 1936 who were killed in the concentration camp. Moreover, it turns out that Gerd Schöllack from two years ago captivity has returned, but has not reported so far with his family, but in East Berlin lives. Caterina visits him and he explains to her that he has changed so much that he can no longer simply go back to his old life; he became an anti-fascist and now participates in the eastern part of the city in an attempt to build a better, socialist society.
At first, Monika only lived out her new passion, rock 'n' roll , in secret with her dance partner Freddy Donath. Since she is seen at a tournament by students from the dance school, they absolutely want her to teach them the modern dances there too.
part 3
Eva begins to fall in love with Rudi Hauer, the husband of a patient, even though he is “only” a soccer player, and this connection offers no prospect of the class improvement her mother expected.
The illusion of the “ideal family” does not only begin to burst like a soap bubble for Caterina. Her daughter Helga also has to face her husband's problems if she is to keep her marriage alive. Monika finds out that she is pregnant from Freddy. In her need, she moves out of home and “fled” to her father, whose address in East Berlin she was able to find out. But her mother does not allow that and brings her back from there. She knows about Monika's pregnancy and wants to persuade her to use this circumstance to force Joachim Franck to marry by Monika " foisting " the child on him ; after all, Gerd Schöllack is not Monika's biological father, but Fritz Assmann, explains the mother of the stunned Monika. She actually gets back in touch with Joachim, who seems to have changed in character after a serious car accident and Monika's allegations. So he not only moved out of his father's manufacturer's villa, but also realizes his dream of writing a book. In the background of the good news that she will soon be "Frau Franck", Monika finally succeeds in offering rock 'n' roll in the dance school, against her mother's wishes. Nevertheless, she cannot bring herself to deceive Joachim, who is developing more and more into the good, so that she confesses to him the plan her mother intended. So both of them approach each other in honest feelings, and Monika is considering letting the child " get rid of " her.
Meanwhile, Helga's marriage is permanently facing a practical test, and Eva's love affair has no future either, as Rudi is still married on the one hand and is supposed to play in the GDR national team on the other , which would prevent frequent visits to the western part of Berlin . When Rudi confesses his new love to his wife, she rushes out the window. Eva then feels guilty and spontaneously accepts the marriage proposal from her boss, Prof. Dr. Fassbender on. Monika, on the other hand, cannot decide between her feelings for Joachim and Freddy, which means that the two of them fight over her - precisely during the annual Galant Gala. In doing so, Monika realizes that she doesn't want to commit yet. So she moves from dance tournament to dance tournament with Freddy as long as the pregnancy still allows; She has ultimately decided against an abortion and instead lets things take their course.
Regardless of any problems, the three sisters never fell seriously apart and stood by each other in all situations.
background
In this film, Monika's story and that of her two sisters are examples of numerous biographies from a time when the lives of many women were determined by their place at the side of a man. But at the same time, the search for a new female identity and the emerging desire for equality moved the women of this generation.
Heike Hempel, responsible ZDF chief editor: “With 'Ku'damm 56' we are continuing our tradition of telling contemporary history in a contemporary way. […] 'Ku'damm 56' is about family devastation, hidden behind a perfect appearance, and about women on their way to self-determined sexuality and equality. "
The author Annette Hess said: “My inspiration for 'Ku'damm 56', for the characters, were my parents' stories about this time. The name of an impossible Monika kept appearing. She wasn't decent, fussed with boys, wore petticoats and read novels! There was also a Helga, a friend of my mother's, good-natured, decent, eager to meet all expectations. Role models for the calculating Eva, who wants to 'do her doctorate at the registry office' - as it was called at the time - appeared in many stories. But most of all I was interested in this Monika, because contact with her was forbidden. So she was dangerous. "
production
Ku'damm 56 is a UFA fiction production on behalf of ZDF. The producers were Nico Hofmann and Benjamin Benedict. Heike Hempel, Anna Bütow and Bastian Wagner were responsible for the ZDF editorial team. The premiere took place on March 7, 2016 in Berlin.
The film was shot in summer / autumn 2015 in Berlin. Part of Richard-Wagner-Strasse in Berlin-Charlottenburg was prepared for the replica of the street in the 1950s with the fictional Galant dance school and the adjacent shops . Due to the dense vegetation , the Kurfürstendamm was unsuitable as the original location. As part of the post-production , visual effects were used to supplement the historical ambience. Other outdoor shots were taken at the Ententeich in Rudolph-Wilde-Park , in the sanatoriums in Berlin-Buch , at Haus Dannenberg in Heiligensee , on the Havel in Krienicke-Park in Haselhorst , on the Eiswerderbrücke , on Hansaplatz , at the Palais am Funkturm as well at Marquardt Castle . The interior shots were shot in a UFA studio on Tempelhofer Feld .
The device for electroshock therapy used in the film comes from the Museum of Psychiatry at the LWL-Klinik Warstein . The hospital bed shown also comes from Warstein.
reception
Reviews
"The mixture of uptight narrow-mindedness, honesty that is difficult to bear, gentle rebellion and tentative steps towards emancipation in the 50s has succeeded and is likely to be continued - for example as a series such as the US production ' Vinyl '."
"It is remarkable how a typology of the post-war era emerges in" Ku'damm 56 ", but at the same time how the ambivalences of the characters are illuminated in an extremely contemporary way - our mothers, our fathers in their youth and from a close-up perspective."
Heike Hupertz from the FAZ wrote: “The fifties in Berlin, with women and their limited possibilities for a free life in the center: historical and political issues play a role in the events in 1956; Social history and cultural history, however, are the focus. We don't see a two-part event, but a time sheet, with many facets, an abundance of characters and magnificent actresses. "
For Die Zeit , Heike Kunert assessed: “The brilliant ZDF three-part series 'Ku'damm 56' draws a family painting from the early days of the FRG. The rubble has disappeared on the streets, not in our heads. "
Rainer Tittelbach from tittelbach.tv summed up: “Two life plans collided in the mid-1950s - the economic miracle accelerated the forgetting of the war generation, rock'n'roll inspires young people's need for freedom. 'Ku'damm 56' takes the viewer into a prehistoric decade of constraints and the laws of the day before yesterday - and drives the heroine to new shores. ”He also stated:“ History is experienced. This is exemplary television: cleverly written, realistic, exaggerated, sensual and stylishly staged. A great pleasure! "
Julian Miller atquotemeter.de also praised: “Not only opulent, but also really well told and played. The ZDF three-part series manages the balancing act between melodrama and clever reflection on post-war Germany very well. "
Audience ratings
The film achieved good ratings for ZDF on all three broadcast days . The second and third parts were the most watched prime-time TV event . The market share increased one by one and reached almost 20% in the third part.
| date | Spectators (total) |
Market share | Spectators ( 14 to 49 year olds ) |
Market share (14 to 49 year olds) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2016 | 5.57 million | 15.3% | 1.05 million | 7.9% |
| 21 Mar 2016 | 5.78 million | 17.3% | 0.97 million | 8.6% |
| 23 Mar 2016 | 6.35 million | 19.6% | 0.98 million | 8.7% |
Awards and nominations
Ku'damm 56 was opened in 2017 a. a. nominated for the Grimme Prize (in the Fiction / Series category) as well as for the German Television Prize (in the Fiction / Multi-Part, Book and Set categories). Sonja Gerhardt won the German Television Award for “Best Actress” in 2017, among other things for her performance in Ku'damm 56 , and Annette Hess the award for “Best Book”.
At the Festival de la Fiction TV in La Rochelle 2016, the ZDF three-part film Ku'damm 56 was named “Best European Fictional Production”. In addition, production designer Lars Lange won an award from the German Academy for Television for Ku'damm 56 in the “Scenography” category.
In 2016 Ku'damm 56 received a nomination for the Prix Europa in the category "TV Fiction". In addition, Ku'damm 56 was nominated for the Jupiter Award 2017 in the category “Best National TV Feature” and actress Sonja Gerhardt was nominated for “Best TV Actress National” for Ku'damm 56 .
Web links
- Ku'damm 56 in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ku'damm 56 at crew united
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Ku'damm 56. Three-part family story about the dawn of youth in the 1950s. In: Films. ZDF , archived from the original on December 3, 2016 ; accessed on March 12, 2018 .
- ↑ The fifties are not what they used to be - ZDF shoot “Ku'damm 56” . In: FAZ . August 23, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ↑ Nominations - Grimme Prize. In: www.grimme-preis.de. Retrieved January 18, 2017 .
- ^ Ku'damm 59 , ZDF.
- ↑ Kudamm 56. Retrieved on January 21, 2017 (de_DE).
- ↑ a b Start of shooting for ZDF three-part series "Ku'damm 56" - family story about the dawn of youth in the 50s . In: press portal . news current . July 17, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
- ↑ KUDAMM 56 Premiere: Back in the 1950s . UFA fiction . March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ^ Tabea Pauli: 400 meters Ku'damm on Richard-Wagner-Straße. In: Der Tagesspiegel , September 25, 2015
- ↑ Verena Friederike Hasel: The latest twist. In: Die Zeit No. 13/2016, April 1, 2016
- ↑ Astrid Kistner, Katja Kraft: Munich company gives “Ku'Damm 56” the right look. In: tz , March 22, 2016
- ↑ Kornelius Friz: The fifties are not what they used to be. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , 23 August 2015
- ↑ Siemens convulsator from the LWL Museum for Psychiatry on the object platform museum-digital: westfalen
- ↑ bed room from the LWL Museum of Psychiatry at the object platform museum-digital: Westphalia
- ↑ Three-part series “Ku'damm 56” on ZDF . In: Focus online . March 18, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Ku'damm 56". Sex, electric shocks and rock and roll
- ↑ Heike Hupertz: In the dance school for life learning at faz.net, accessed on November 12, 2017.
- ↑ Heike Kunert: You can dance on the rubble at zeit.de, accessed on November 12, 2017.
- ^ Rainer Tittelbach : Sonja Gerhardt, Michelsen, Ehrich, Schüle, Hess, Bohse. Emancipation pains at tittelbach.tv , accessed on November 12, 2017.
- ↑ Julian Miller: Film review at quotenmeter.de , accessed on November 12, 2017.
- ↑ Primetime check: Sunday, March 20, 2016 . Oddsmeter.de . March 21, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- ↑ a b c # Ku'damm56 . Oddsmeter.de . Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ↑ Primetime check: Monday, March 21, 2016 . Oddsmeter.de . March 22, 2016. Accessed March 23, 2016.
- ↑ Primetime check: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 . Oddsmeter.de . March 24, 2016. Accessed March 24, 2016.
- ↑ 2017 winners | German Television Award 2017. Accessed March 10, 2017 .
- ↑ DWDL.de GmbH: Grimme nominations: From Böhmermann to Rocket Beans - DWDL.de . In: DWDL.de . ( dwdl.de [accessed on January 21, 2017]).
- ↑ Winner | German Academy for Television. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 28, 2017 ; accessed on March 10, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
