2009 German film
Hilde | |
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Directed by | Kai Wessel |
Written by | Maria von Heland |
Based on | Der geschenkte Gaul by Hildegard Knef |
Produced by | Judy Tossell Jens Meurer |
Starring | Heike Makatsch |
Cinematography | Hagen Bogdanski |
Edited by | Tina Freitag |
Music by | Martin Todsharow |
Release date |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
Hilde is a 2009 German biographical film directed by Kai Wessel and starring Heike Makatsch, Dan Stevens and Monica Bleibtreu. It depicts the life of the German actress Hildegard Knef.
Plot
In 1966 Hildegard Knef returns to Germany. While she prepares for a concert she thinks back to the beginnings of her career. Flashbacks show how she became an actress and then started a second career as a singer.
Cast
- Heike Makatsch: Hildegard Knef
- Dan Stevens: David Cameron
- Monica Bleibtreu: Else Bongers
- Hanns Zischler: Erich Pommer
- Johanna Gastdorf: Frieda Knef
- Trystan Wyn Puetter: Kurt Hirsch
- Michael Gwisdek: grandfather
- Roger Cicero: Ricci Blum
- Anian Zollner: Ewald von Demandowsky
- Sylvester Groth: Boleslaw Barlog
- Fritz Roth: step-father
- Hary Prinz: Willi Forst
- Jeroen Willems: Anatole Litvak
- Stanley Townsend: David O. Selznick
Reception
Kirk Honeycutt's wrote "Hilde" was an "outstanding biopic about Hildegard Knef with a captivating performance" by Heike Makatsch but also felt the screenplay was "at times superficial". Variety's Derek Elley attested Heike Makatsch a "remarkably cohesive performance" which was true to each "physical mannerism" of Hildegard Knef. "Easy on the eyes but rarely going more than skin-deep" was his roundup.
References
- BFI.org
- Honeycutt, Kirk (13 February 2009). "Review: Film Review: Hilde". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- Elley, Derek (24 February 2009). "Review: Review: Hilde". Variety. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
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