Crime scene: song of dead things

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Episode of the series Tatort
Original title Song of dead things
Country of production Germany
original language German
Production
company		 Bavaria Film
on behalf of Bayerischer Rundfunk
length 90 minutes
classification Episode 728 ( list )
First broadcast March 29, 2009 on Das Erste
Rod
Director Thomas Roth
script Markus Fenner
production Veith von Fürstenberg
music Lothar Scherpe
camera Jo Molitoris
cut Susanne Hartmann
occupation

Singing the Dead Things is a television film from the crime series Tatort . The report produced by Bayerischer Rundfunk was first broadcast on March 29, 2009 on ARD's first program as the 728th episode in the series. For Commissioners Ivo Batic ( Miroslav Nemec ) and Franz Leitmayr ( Udo Wachtveitl ) it is their 52nd case.

action

In a villa area in Neuhausen-Nymphenburg , a district of Munich : someone gives a red cat an injection and then puts it in a bag. Shortly afterwards a woman steps out onto a balcony and takes a deep breath. When she goes back into the room, a shot is fired.

The chief detective commissioners Ivo Batic and Franz Leitmayr are called. A woman was shot. Next to her is a farewell letter. The dead person is the well-known TV astrologer Doro Pirol. A picture is missing on the wall. The police were alerted by Selina Fritsch, who describes herself as Doros' friend and how she works for the Astraltime broadcaster. At the same time she called Remy Pirol, the dead man's husband, who together with his father-in-law, Prof. Dr. Dieter Mosberg, enters the villa. Oriole is completely beside himself. He protests that he is temporarily living apart from his wife. Oriole appears as a " prophet " on the Astraltime broadcaster and advises callers live. When the commissioners learn that Doro's stepfather Prof. Mosberg, a qualified mathematician, is also working there, they are surprised. Batic asks the housekeeper and good soul of the house, as she is called by the stepfather of the dead, Mrs. Annemarie Weigand, who is shows deeply concerned about the death of Doros. Selina Fritsch is of the opinion that Doro would never have written such a theatrical farewell letter. It wasn't her way of expressing herself that way. In this case, Batic and Leitmayr receive support from their Swiss colleague Gabi Kunz. It is found that a ball is stuck in the wall where the missing picture hung. The coroner Dr. After an autopsy, Alt said that there were sound arguments in favor of suicide.

Commissioners Batic and Leitmayr find it difficult to enter the esoteric environment in which they are now operating. Further investigations reveal that the Oriole's marriage was not going well after Remy Oriole had entered into a relationship with Selina Fritsch. When it is discovered that the so-called suicide note is actually a forgery, the suspicion of murder moves back to the center of the investigation. Doro's last calendar entry puzzles the inspectors and leads them to Fefi Zänglein, who has been working in the Nymphenburg Palace Park for a long time . The woman has a very special gift, the so-called "aura-seeing". Every now and then she had trouble with authorities because of it. Batic, who sprained his ankle while Nordic walking, not only appreciates her healing herbs, but is also impressed when she tells him about his long-dead dog, which meant a lot to him.

In the course of the investigation, in which Fefi Zänglein Batic gives some good clues, it turns out that her primarily suspicious husband Remy has nothing to do with Doro's death. She killed herself because she was terminally ill. Her stepfather, Prof. Mosberg, had fired the second shot that landed in the wall and should shake the suicide theory. Had Doro Pirol's husband Remy, whom he wanted to blame for the whole thing, had been convicted, he would have inherited the villa and its further fortune. The suicide note allegedly written by Doro should lay another lead on Remy. In order to get the inheritance, he would have had to kill Doro's old aunt Gretel Filchner, who is housed in a nursing home, beforehand. However, his attempts in this regard ultimately failed.

background

This crime scene episode was filmed from September 16 to October 17, 2008 in and around Munich. Animals from the animal film ranch were used in the film, such as Fefi's dog “Muhackl”, a golden retriever (actual name “Jessy”) and the red tomcat called “Lehmann” from the Oriole family (actual name “Boris”).

For the Austrian Thomas Roth this was his first assignment as a director in a German Tatort episode . The title of the episode Singing of Dead Things was chosen because Fefi Zänglein (Irm Hermann) records the noises of dead things on tape in order to create melodies from them. Sabine Timoteo as Swiss police officer Gabi Kunz was supposed to replace the retired Carlo Menzinger ( Michael Fitz ).

The portrayal of the Swiss police officer by Sabine Timoteo led to controversial statements. The Swiss online magazine “20min.ch” said her role was “stupid and like a caricature.” “Derbund.ch” spoke of a “clichéd and unrealistic” portrayal. Sabine Timoteo commented on the criticism of her compatriots and said that she largely couldn't understand their criticism. Also the titles that she had an “ugly Swiss woman” resp. a “short-haired alpine ninja” and was a “traitor to the fatherland”, she rejected. She took a position on her website and said she would not apologize for her portrayal of Gabi Kunz and that the German production company had not abused it. On the contrary, the role was only rewritten by Kunz at her request with regard to the language, since her sensation when reading was that nothing Swiss would have flowed into the role with High German. She apologized to her German fans if they hadn't always understood her.

reception

Reviews

“From the realm of belief and knowledge, from the battles between classical science and those disciplines that have to fight for recognition, one could have made a crime scene that is criminological and psychologically demanding. But here the topic was only thrown down. The crime thriller as a comedy without any ghost: That is definitely wrong, regardless of whether you suspect more or less things between heaven and earth. "

- Gerhard Matzig : Süddeutsche Zeitung

TV Spielfilm was of the opinion that it was a "bizarre case with weird staff". "At the end of the bizarre story [be] clear [that there] things [exist] that just [cannot] be explained."

Focus Online summarized: “Faith versus knowledge, evidence versus aura, facts versus hunch - charming opposites meet here at the 'Tatort' in Munich. While the more rational Commissioner Leitmayr thinks that 'energy consultants' are employees of the municipal utilities, Ivo 'Psi-vo' Batic lets himself be seduced by the enigmatic Fefi to play with the invisible. In fact, this time the winner is those who believe that instead of knowing ... "[...] Director Thomas Roth" gets lost, there are illogical storylines and bland jokes about Nordic Walkers would add to the whole thing. [...] The showdown in the old people's home [was] as musty as gastric food. One is used to hearty fare from the Bavarians. "

Kathrin Buchner came to the verdict for Stern magazine : “In the end, the stepfather turns out to be an inheritance stalker and ends up in the residual waste container. That is where the 'Tatort' episode belongs. The supernatural is underground, a comedy nobility with puppet figures. Commissioner Batic's curious excursions into the fairytale forest alone offer an interesting insight into the mental life of an insecure man. One can only hope that he will soon find his inner balance again. "The scriptwriter Markus Fenner is accused of" obviously not taking his characters seriously, which is even worse than a lack of compression and bad fuss. "

Moviepilot concluded : “The weird story and the illustrious cast were remarkable. André Eisermann convinced as a crazy TV mystic with a direct line to the archangels, Sabine Timoteo strengthened the investigative team with her drög-boyish manner as a Swiss colleague and Fassbinder veteran Irm Hermann was allowed to turn the worldview of the commissioners upside down as an ironic medium Fefi. The skillful play with the rubbish and the charm of the esoteric world made the charm of this crime novel. The whole thing was only partially exciting, but entertaining every now and then. "

The TV critic and media journalist Rainer Tittelbach judged: "The final ruse of the commissioners to get the worst boy of this fairytale crime comedy by an immoral murder charge against better knowledge [sic!], In order to force him to admit two unprovable murder attempts, fits into the picture of this unusual 'crime scene', which shouldn't be for everyone. Irm Hermann's wonderful herb witch Fefi and the deliciously acting Sabine Timotei, otherwise often the young woman for mentally difficult cases, are particularly fun - she is allowed to show her funny side here: as a dry guest investigator from Switzerland. "

The actor Udo Wachtveitl rated the episode in an interview in 2016 as the worst of their Tatort team.

Audience ratings

The first broadcast of Gesang der toten Dinge on March 29, 2009 was seen by 7.15 million viewers in Germany and achieved a market share of 20.1% for Das Erste .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Tatort: ​​Singing of dead things "Ivo goes Eso" at Der Wahlberliner. Retrieved February 28, 2013@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / derwahlberliner.wordpress.com
  2. ^ Tatort: ​​Singing of the Dead Things at kino.de. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  3. ↑ Tatort: ​​Singing of the dead things "Confederates are snapped" at t-online.de. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  4. ↑ Gerhard Matzig: This herbal tea doesn't pop at all. In: Culture. Süddeutsche Zeitung , March 29, 2009, accessed on September 29, 2012 : "When the Jungfrau smokes: In the new" crime scene ", Commissioners Batic and Leitmayr get lost in the dark forest of esotericism."
  5. ^ Tatort: ​​Singing of the Dead Things at tvspielfilm.de. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  6. ↑ Tatort: ​​Singing of Dead Things “Fefis Visionen” at focus.de. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  7. ↑ Tatort: ​​Singing of the Dead Things "Komödienstadel mit Kräuterhexe" by Kathrin Buchner at Stern.de. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  8. ↑ Tatort: ​​Singing of the dead things "Supernatural and silly" at Moviepilot.de. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  9. ^ Tatort: ​​Song of the Dead Rainer Tittelbach from tittelbach.tv. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  10. ↑ Joachim Schmitz: Miroslav Nemec and Udo Wachtveitl: 25 years, 25 questions. "Tatort" silver wedding. Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung , March 26, 2016, accessed on April 1, 2016 : "[...]" Singing of dead things ", this esoteric" crime scene "."
  11. ↑ Song of the Dead Things. Crime scene fund, accessed on September 28, 2012 .
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