Th. Hierneis or: how to become a former court chef

Movie
Original title	Th. Hierneis or: how to become a former court chef
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Publishing year	1972
length	84 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
script	Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, ; Walter Sedlmayr
production	Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
camera	Hermann Reichmann
cut	Ingeborg Ewald , ; Eva Kohlschein
occupation
	Walter Sedlmayr : Theodor Hierneis;

Th. Hierneis or: how to become a former court chef is a film by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg . The film with only one actor is considered to be an artistic breakthrough for actor Walter Sedlmayr .

action

Sedlmayr, in his role as former court cook Theodor Hierneis , leads the audience through the castles Linderhof , Neuschwanstein and the Berghaus Schachen of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and tells about the beginning of his career as a kitchen boy at the court. In particular, the person of the king becomes the focus of the film.

Prices

Th. Hierneis or: how to become a former Hofkoch won, among other things, the German Film Prize in Gold as the best full-length film without a game story . Sedlmayr also received this award for his performance.

Reviews

"[...] The beauty of the pictures and the humorous text by Syberberg (...) almost make up for the length of the film."

- Lexicon of international film

performance

The film was obviously shown first on television, according to one source (filmportal.de) in October on ARD, according to another (Lexicon of International Films) in HR in May 1973. A detailed theatrical release should not have been made. It is said to have been shortened to 60 minutes for the television broadcast. It was broadcast on August 24, 2014 with a length of 80 minutes.

Web links

Individual evidence

[1] Th. Hierneis or: how to become a former court cook. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed December 26, 2016 .

[2] Bayerisches Fernsehen, accessed on August 24, 2014 ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )