Lost land
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Lost land |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2002 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jo Baier |
| script | Jo Baier |
| production | Susanne Freyer |
| music | Thomas Osterhoff |
| camera | Peter von Haller |
| cut | Clara Fabry |
| occupation | |
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Lost land is a drama of director Jo Baier , who also wrote the screenplay, from 2002. In the lead role embodies Martina Gedeck the war widow Mary, whose husband Hans in World War II has been lost.
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Germany in the post-war period of the 1950s. Maria, whose husband Hans went missing in the war, lives in a rural town in Bavaria. She finds a new love in Jean-Pierre, who, as a former prisoner of war of French origin, earns his living on the farm, who belongs to Maria's in-laws. During the time he was in Germany, the charming Jean-Pierre had already made the German language his own and adapted surprisingly well to life in Germany.
The only thing Jean-Pierre misses is the seashore. This circumstance connects him with Maria, because she too would like to see the sea one day. In addition, Maria never actually got the opportunity to enter into a close relationship with her husband Hans, as he was called up for military service a short time after the wedding. Actually, she only has in mind now to be happy with Jean-Pierre. In doing so, she does not ignore the fact that Karl, her own son, seems to have already recognized Jean-Pierre as the new father.
The love affair between her and Jean-Pierre is tolerated by Maria's parents-in-law, although they have not given up hope that their missing son Hans, who was only known to have been captured by the Soviets, might one day come home should.
In living conditions dominated by the general hustle and bustle, everyone tries to create their own happiness: while Lisa, the illegitimate daughter of the farm owner, tries to enter into a relationship with the war invalid Otto because she believes that he is a dignified father for her daughter Gitti, Hans' brother Franz and his lively girlfriend Fanni try to make a living with new inventions.
The plot of the film takes a dramatic turn when Maria's husband Hans, badly wounded but alive, suddenly appears back home. Actually, nobody had expected his return, and to make matters worse, Hans has apparently lost all of his human traits during his time as a prisoner of war . Contrary to his own expectations, his appearance evokes horror rather than enthusiasm in his family.
Production notes
Susanne Freyer produced for ndF in 2001 on behalf of the BR and the hr . The film was shot in Altfraunhofen , Freising and Brittany . Helmfried Kober assisted Peter von Haller with the camera.
Release dates and different film titles
Lost Land was first broadcast on ARTE on April 4, 2002 . In France , the first broadcast took place the following day under the French title Terre perdue . It was broadcast on ARD a good four months later, on August 21 of the same year.
Reviews
The short summary of the program magazine TV Spielfilm is: “Moving family chronicle without folklore”.
Rainer Tittelbach certifies that the production is "[cliché-free, realistic, sensual, [and] played in a grandiose manner."
Kino.de sums up that Verlorenes Land is a moving “post-war and homeland drama about a peasant family that was badly hit by strokes of fate”.
Web links
- Lost Land in the Lexicon of International Films
- Lost land in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Lost Land in the online film database
- Lost land at Moviepilot
- Lost Land in TV Spielfilm
- Lost land at Tittelbach.tv
- Lost land at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Lost Land. In: filmportal.de. Retrieved November 4, 2015 .
- ↑ Verlorenes Land (TV Movie 2002) - Filming Locations - IMDb. In: imdb.com. Retrieved November 4, 2015 .
- ↑ Verlorenes Land (TV Movie 2002) - Release Info - IMDb. In: imdb.com. Retrieved November 4, 2015 .
- ^ Lost Land in the Lexicon of International Films
- ↑ Lost Land - Film Review - Film - TV SPIELFILM. In: tvspielfilm.de. Retrieved November 4, 2015 .
- ↑ Verlorenes Land - review of the film - Tittelbach.tv. In: tittelbach.tv. Retrieved November 4, 2015 .
- ↑ Verlorenes Land Film (2002) · Trailer · Criticism · KINO.de. In: kino.de. Retrieved November 4, 2015 .