Migratory birds ... once to Inari
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| Original title | Migratory birds ... once to Inari |
| Country of production | Finland , Germany |
| Publishing year | 1997 |
| length | 87 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
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| Director | Peter Lichtefeld |
| script | Peter Lichtefeld |
| production | Jörn Rettig |
| music | Christian Steyer |
| camera | Frank Griebe |
| cut | Bernd Euscher |
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Migratory birds ... Once to Inari is a 1996 film by the German director Peter Lichtefeld .
action
The protagonist, the truck passenger Hannes, lives alone and withdrawn in Dortmund . His great passion is the railroad and the study of course books . For this reason he wants to take part in the 1st International Timetable Competition in the northern Finnish town of Inari . When his new boss refuses to grant him a vacation and quits him, he knocks him down. Hannes hastily sets off for Finland. Meanwhile, his boss is found dead in his office. His safe was robbed. The police then suspect Hannes of the murder and Chief Inspector Franck from the Dortmund criminal police pursues him as far as Finland. But Hannes succeeds several times, albeit often by chance, in escaping his pursuers.
On his trip, he meets the charismatic Finn Sirpa, who is disappointed in their current relationship, and falls in love with her. Arrived in Inari, the inspector and Hannes meet for the first time. However, Hannes can persuade him to let him take part in the competition. There he reached the final. In the last competition he replied, lying in the lead, with a route that Sirpa recommended to him as a more beautiful route - knowing that this route takes significantly longer (“The most beautiful way to Inari is via northern Sweden, via Haparanda ”). His competitor wins by a narrow margin. However, Sirpa rates this as a token of his affection.
Chief Inspector Franck receives a call from Germany during the competition, informing them of the arrest of the chief secretary. The latter had killed her boss after Hannes had knocked him down and stole the money. Therefore Franck says goodbye to Hannes and leaves him with Sirpa in Inari.
various
- Thematically and stylistically, the film is based on the films of the Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki . With Kati Outinen there is also an actress who has a role in almost all of Kaurismäki's films.
- The city of Inari actually does not have a train station, the nearest train stations are over 250 km away.
Reviews
"On the foil of a (crime) comedy, a sometimes dreamy-mischievous, sometimes subtle-poetic game about travel and encounters develops, during which people change and find their way back to harmony with themselves and their surroundings."
DVD production
The film was released on DVD by Laser Paradise in 2001 . The DVD contains several extras, including: a. Biographies and Comments.
Awards
- 1998: German film award in gold in the categories of “Best Supporting Actor” (Peter Lohmeyer) and “Best Cinematography” (Frank Griebe). German film award in silver in the category "Best Fiction Film"
- 1998: Nominated for the Max Ophüls Prize
- 1999: Gilde Film Prize in silver
- The German Film and Media Evaluation FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the title valuable.
Web links
- Migratory birds ... Once to Inari in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Migratory birds ... Once to Inari. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed December 28, 2016 .