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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany
mcneelymike — 17 years ago(February 24, 2009 09:47 PM)
Hello,
I do realize the audacity of this question, but I just want to put it out there. I've been interested in Heimat for some time and I have an opportunity to purchase it for 75 dollars, and Heimat II for 100 dollars, and my question is: are either worth the purchase? What kinds of things do you need to know about me in order to determine whether or not I like it?
I'm a fan of German cinema: I have Run Lola Run, Das Boot, Downfall, Berlin Alexanderplatz, and Good Bye Lenin! among others. I have the Best of Youth, an Italian historical chronicle of sorts detailing the life of two brothers over 40 years of Italian history, and I like that a great deal - this seems like a similiar set up to me, with a much longer run time.
Let me know what you think, and I'll try to respond quickly if you have any questions for me.
Thank you,
Michael -
m-j-mooney — 17 years ago(March 04, 2009 08:02 AM)
Buy it. the only films on your list which I am familiar with are Das Boot and Downfall (and I've read a little about Berlin Alexanderplatz). But I'd certainly put Heimat in that company - above it, in fact.
Great, great filmmaking. The prices do seem a little steep - if you have a multi-region player you may be able to get it a little cheaper (although not much) from the UK. But whatever the price, you must see this. -
kaufmeisterin — 16 years ago(April 06, 2009 06:44 PM)
I have no idea where you live. We are in the USA, we have a membership in Blockbuster.com (where they send you x movies in the mail, amount depends on your individual renting terms). We have rented Heimat 1 and 2 (3 not available yet), and we simply copied them (like we do with all movies worth seeing again). We are paying about 11 $ a month.
I would not pay that much money for this epos. But of course, this is a matter of personal taste and also a matter of finances.
I am German and just started to watch the first 3 episodes today. I am not enthused about it so far. The acting is mostly terrible.
They are hobby actors, and it shows. Only the role of Luzie is casted with a real (professional) actress. For example, when you hear "supporting acts" play their characters, they are trying very hard to speak a local dialect they have never spoken in their lives before.
Or worse: in a train, the old women listens to people behind her talking about the new eletric lights everywhere, and these people (2 adults, one child) are badly READING their texts. You can tell, they are not actors.
I find this annoying. Had I paid real money for this, I would feel stupped (if that is a word).