Deep blue snow (film)
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Deep blue snow |
| Country of production | GDR |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1981 |
| length | 60 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
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| Director | Fred Noczynski |
| script |
Horst Beseler Fred Noczynski |
| production | Television of the GDR |
| music | Bayon group |
| camera | Martin Rötger |
| cut | Alfons Schröter |
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Deep Blue Snow is a German children's film directed by Fred Noczynski from 1981 . It is based on the book of the same name by Horst Beseler , who was also involved in the script.
action
The children Lixa, Rossi, Hilmar and Kaschek wait for the school bus in the deepest, snowy winter. They all come from the same settlement and know each other. Kaschek is the oldest, Hilmar the youngest of the group. Lixa is restless, she had seen the boy Jens shortly behind her, but he was suddenly gone. She fears that he will miss the bus. When she thinks she sees him again briefly on the way to the bus stop, she goes after him. She finds him by a stream. He has spotted a deer carrying a trap-like object on one hind leg. The metal prevents the animal from moving and appears to cause pain. Jens has been following the animal for some time, but never gets close enough to catch it. Lixa declares him crazy, but like Jens misses the school bus. The other three children were also waiting for them at the bus stop because they wanted to know what was going on with Jens. They get angry that they let the school bus go by because of a deer. You now want to walk the four kilometers in the snow to school.
On the way, the petite Lixa falls behind, while the other girl in the group, Rossi, is stronger and is constantly thinking about food. Lixa accuses Jens of only having a guilty conscience because the animal got caught in its rabbit trap. Jens in turn makes a decision. Instead of going to school, he wants to save the deer. He separates from the group and looks for the clue . Kaschek as the eldest finally follows him and Rossi decides that everyone could go with him. The five of them look for the deer and find it in a clearing. They fail to catch up with the fast animal. When trying to grab the iron parts, Jens injures his hand and Lixa puts a bandage. The children now know that the deer did not fall into a trap, but got caught in barbed wire that had been thrown away.
While Jens is still being treated, Hilmar has crossed the ice of a stream to the other bank. Kaschek is angry because Hilmar has put his life in danger. The other children also reach the opposite bank via a temporary bridge, where they find traces of blood. You decide that Kaschek will take command so that the search can be better coordinated. Rossi notices that she left her cuts by the stream, but Kaschek prevents her from going back alone. Instead, they keep looking for the deer, splitting up. Chainsaw noises in the forest remind them that they are in constant danger of being killed by trees that collapse under the load of snow.
Lixa finally finds the deer, but at the same time sinks deep into the mud with a boot . While the boys are looking for the deer, Rossi realizes that something is wrong with Lixa. Her boot is full of mud and Lixa can no longer feel her foot. Rossi takes Lixa to a hut in the forest and helps her poorly. The boys have also come back. You are disillusioned, you have been looking in vain for the deer for seven hours now. When Rossi accuses Kaschek of having failed as a leader, he goes alone. Rossi determines that the search has to be continued, otherwise the adults would accuse them of having given up shortly before the goal. They set off again and after a short time meet Kaschek, who has spotted the deer stuck in a thicket. With Jens he brings the exhausted animal out of the forest. Five of them remove the rusty wire and bandage the animal's wound. The deer then jumps away and the children cheer. They did not notice that Lixa is at the end of her tether. She collapses in the snow. Now the children begin the arduous, long way back and take turns wearing the unconscious Lixa. Dawn is slowly setting in.
production
Deep blue snow is based on the children's book of the same name by Horst Beseler, in which the author shows "how the upbringing of children to duty, obedience and subordination forces them to self-harming behavior". The costumes and set design are by Knut Lempio , the film music was created by the Bayon group .
The film had its television premiere on December 27, 1981 in the festival program of GDR 1 . The audience participation in the age group of 4 to 13 year olds was 20.2 percent. In 2011 the film was released on DVD by Icestorm as part of the DDR TV Archive series .
Web links
- Deep blue snow in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Deep blue snow at filmportal.de