Rosamunde Pilcher: Heart's longing

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Movie
Original title Heart's longing
Country of production Germany , Austria
original language German
Publishing year 2009
length 90 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Stefan Bartmann
script Gabriele Kister
production Michaela Nix
Norbert Sauer
music Jürgen Corner
camera Marc Prill
cut Uschi Born
occupation

Herzenssehnsucht is a German television film directed by Stefan Bartmann from 2009. It is based on the short story Love to Nicholas by Rosamunde Pilcher and is the 82nd episode of a ZDF film series with works by the successful British writer. Denise Zich and Jochen Horst play the leading roles, Klaus Wildbolz , Alexandra Schalaudek , Bernd Stephan , Jens-Peter Nünemann and Maja Celiné Probst can be seen in leading roles.

action

Kate O'Hara, a young fashion designer, is part of a family business in Ireland, a linen weaving mill. Her husband Patrick is also involved in the company. The couple, who outwardly present a harmonious family, have been in crisis for a long time. Since Kate and Patrick's desire to have children has not come true, Kate's father, Jonathan MacKenzie, was able to convince his daughter in particular to adopt little Theresa. However, there is a secret about the child that Jonathan has kept to himself. Theresa is the daughter of Gregory O'Reilly, an illegitimate son of the Patriarch. The child was entrusted to him by his son some time before his death. Kate is a self-sacrificing mother to little Theresa and takes this task very seriously. Because of this, there are more than once arguments with Patrick, who has little to do with the child.

During this difficult time for her, Kate meets her old friend Nicholas again, who works as a lawyer and has come back to his home country to take a break. The old familiarity between the two is right back and the feeling of mutual love quickly returns, this time also with Kate, who had no idea that Nicholas loved her back then.

Little does Jonathan MacKenzie suspect that his son lied to him about the fact that Theresa's mother was also dead. In truth, Gregory took the opportunity when Claire Mooloy, Theresa's mother, was in the hospital and had entrusted the child to him for this time in order to withdraw Theresa. Claire, who never stopped looking for her daughter, now knows where Theresa lives. She is determined to get her daughter back. She observes the child in its new, luxurious environment and indecisively withdraws for the time being. Then she decides to ask a lawyer for advice and ends up with Nicholas. He asks her not to do anything for the time being. But when Claire tries to approach her daughter anyway, she suffers an accident and is taken to the hospital. Theresa recognizes her mother on the stretcher, but only tells Nicholas that she recognized her mother. He promises the girl that he will take care of everything. Theresa runs away, however, and ends up with her mother in the hospital. After they both flee from there, Jonathan initiates a large-scale search operation, at the end of which Claire and Theresa are separated again.

Nicholas can convince Claire that Theresa has a wonderful life in her current family and a future in which all possibilities are open to her. Claire then makes a decision that demands everything from her, as she cannot offer her daughter a fraction of what she has now. So she writes her daughter a letter in which she explains everything to her. Patrick, who has been instructed by Jonathan to meet with Claire, receives a letter from her that he should give Theresa. Since he is in financial difficulties, he sees this as an opportunity to put the money Jonathan gave him for Claire's waiver into his own pocket. He forges the documents and tears up the letter for Theresa.

Theresa is bitterly disappointed when her grandfather tells her the version that Patrick served him. She only complains to Nicholas, who switches quickly and uncovered Patrick's machinations, which Jonathan has now discovered. Patrick leaves the company and family without regrets. Claire returns and takes her daughter to live with her. Kate remains in love with Nicholas, with whom she wants to make a fresh start in Paris.

production

Filming

Glenveagh Castle plays a leading role in the film as "Glencastle"
Ashford Castle , one of the film locations
Kylemore Abbey, another location

The film was shot between 9 September and 8 October 2008 in Ireland in County Mayo . The Glenveagh , main location of the film, is located in the County Donegal . A central location in the film is Glenveagh Castle , referred to in the film as "Glencastle". The other locations were Ashford Castle , a castle hotel that is one of the most beautiful in Europe, and the neo-Gothic Kylemore Abbey . The building in Turlough Park that houses the Museum of Country Life was converted into a hospital in the film. In Westport the local pub "Cronin's Sheebeen" was in the film adaptation of "The Sheebeen". Westport House is also located in the village , where many scenes from the film were also shot.

It is a production by FFP New Media on behalf of ZDF and ORF in cooperation with ZDF Enterprises .

publication

The film was broadcast in Austria on January 14, 2009. It premiered on German television on January 18, 2009 on ZDF, with the station announcing a “gripping, highly emotional drama”. In Belgium it was published on December 9, 2013.

The film is part of the “Rosamunde Pilcher Collection” and was released on DVD together with episode 88 Love Against the Rest of the World on July 23, 2010, published by Universum Film GmbH.

criticism

As is the case with most of the films in this series, the verdict on TV feature films was negative. There it said: "Unbelievable: Almost all common Schmonzette plots combined in a single TV melodrama." Conclusion: "Shake everything clean and powerful!"

The portal film service dismissed the film with similar words: “(TV) drama off the peg; sentimental, shallow conversation according to the usual Pilcher scheme. "

Also TV Movie blew that horn was an excitement and feeling of two possible three points, and drew the conclusion: "So languishing like the cheesy title."

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Rosamunde Pilcher Collection - Heart's longing / love for the rest of the world at rosamundepilchercollection.plugger.de locations (including DVD case; in the picture: Jochen Horst, Denise Zich)
  2. ↑ Pilcher filming locations - illustrated locations for the film “Herzenssehnsucht” see page pilcher-drehorte.blogspot.com
  3. ↑ ZDF shows "Rosamunde Pilcher: Herzenssehnsucht" see page digitalfernsehen.de.
  4. ↑ Rosamunde Pilcher: Herzenssehnsucht see page tvspielfilm.de (including photo series). Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  5. ↑ Rosamunde Pilcher: Heart's longing. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed February 22, 2020 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  6. ↑ Rosamunde Pilcher: Herzenssehnsucht see page tvmovie.de. Retrieved June 16, 2019.