Deep Dive Genre German Films

There is a special place in Germany’s collective film-historic memory held by SISI - the films, the person – fictional and real. Naturally when we had the chance to talk to producer, director and showrunner Andreas Gutzeit about his very watchable and very successful TV series SISI we took it. Find out what the series does differently and where it may have some common ground with the classic film trilogy. #Heimatfilm Inspiration, anyone? Enjoy!

Find out more about Andreas Gutzeit and his projects:

https://www.storyhousepro.com/

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© Story House / Jennifer Endom

 

One particular corner of the Heimatfilm genre is occupied by the intrepid Schlagerfilme. So, of course we had to include IM WEISSEN RÖSSL - WEHE DU SINGST! in our season. And who better to talk to than the terrific queen of comedy and the film's lead actress: Diana Amft! We discussed the singing, dance scenes, the school trip atmosphere of the film shoot and why comedy is still not recognized in Germany as the high art, that it is. Enjoy!

Find out more about Diana Amft and her projects:

https://ida-pr.de/schauspieler/diana-amft

https://imdahl.com/portfolio/diana-amft/

https://baumhausbande.com/buecher/9783833900594-die-kleine-spinne-widerlich/

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In this #Deep Dive Genre episode we talk to a true and tested Heimatfilm expert – director Hans Steinbichler! He redefined the genre with his debut film HIERANKL and is showing again what the genre can do with his latest feature film, EIN GANZES LEBEN / A WHOLE LIFE. Along the way we talk about the uniqueness and magic of the word Heimat, the compliment of having done an “Alpen-Scorcese” and the delight of musicals – Enjoy!

Find out more about Hans Steinbichler and his latest work:

https://players.de/directors/hans-steinbichler/

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We’re starting with bit of an #Heimatfilm outlier: Christmas cult classic 3 HASELNÜSSE FÜR ASCHENBRÖDEL. I talked to fellow 3 HFNA enthusiast Barbie Heusinger and our conversation ran the gamut from our favorite scenes, to the question if the film is a “good film” (spoiler alert: it is!) and what Heimat means and the continuing appeal of the genre. What a great way to start our fourth season – Enjoy!

Find out more about Barbie:

https://ams.focal.ch/barbie-heusinger/

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© Barbie Heusinger

We are going into season 4! And starting March 5th we'll be talking about all things HEIMATFILM.

For our last episode of season 3 we talked to the wonderful Hannah Schiller. About her series DIE NETTESTEN MENSCHEN DER WELT, her talent for drawing and her fascination with stories that are situated in the horror realm and how they captivate, touch and move us. What a great end to our third season – Enjoy!

Find out more about Hannah and her latest work:

https://players.de/actresses/hannah-schiller/

https://www.instagram.com/hannah_schiller/

https://www.instagram.com/konvers_ation/

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https://www.instagram.com/deep_dive_genre/