Deep Dive Genre

Director & writer Nora Fingscheidt’s last three films – Systemcrasher, The Unforgivable and The Outrun - have been very different, but what they do share are radical protagonists that live outside the norms of society. She reveals why a director is more like a conductor and what she loves about working with longtime creative collaborators. Enjoy our conversation!

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Director Andreas Dresen and his wonderful films hold a very special place in the German movie canon. He tells stories about regular people, that keep the country – and the world – running. And the price they often pay for it. In our Podcast-interview we talked about his Super 8-Beginnings, Theatre, Opera, Music, the future cinematic generation and lots more -

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Telling stories full of emotions is director Caroline Links’ special talent. The Writer and director – or as she says in her own words: Life-Observer -  of such terrific films such as Beyond Silence, A Year Ago in Winter, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit makes movies because she wants to tell about life and people that move her.  Enjoy our wonderful conversation with Caroline!

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Welcome to Deep Dive Genre Season 5!

Starting September 17th we are celebrating 70 years of German Films.

And what better way to do that than to highlight German filmmakers and their work in this special edition.

So join us, won’t you?

See you next week!

We talk to #Heimatfilm expert Dr. Sarah Kordecki - she wrote her thesis on the genre and watched more than 200 Heimatfilme. Our discussion runs the gamut from the importance of (German) music, to happy ends, to societal and political references and self-reflexion. Be it Sisi, Immenhof, The Trapp Family or the Meineidbauer. And on the way we got a few new Heimatfilm film recommendations to boot. Enjoy!

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In this #Deep Dive Genre episode we talk to a director Daniel Alvarago about his new film HUNDSWUT. Why he initially didn’t have the #Heimatfilm genre on his mind, the hard process of making a truly independent film in Germany – and the great reactions of the audience. Enjoy!

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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!

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