The Hitler Cantate ( Die Hitlerkantate )

The Hitler Cantate (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Die Hitlerkantate
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Surround )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
114 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Booklet

Movie filmed in 2005 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Jutta Brückner

Written By:
Jutta Brückner

Actors:
Lena Lauzemis ..... Ursula Scheuner
Hilmar Thate ..... Hans Broch
Rike Schmid ..... Gisela
Arnd Klawitter ..... Gottlieb Just
Krista Stadler ..... Alma Samelson
Dirk Martens ..... Reinhard Hastrich
Christine Schorn ..... Ursulas Großmutter
Andreas Günther ..... Fritz Schmitz
Christiane Lemm ..... Ursulas Mutter Gerda Scheuner
Armin Dillenberger ..... Müller
Jeff Caster ..... Amerikanischer Produzent
Holger Handtke ..... Regisseur
Hubertus Hartmann ..... Auftraggeber des Regisseurs
Jurij Kramer ..... Giselas Vater
Simon Newby ..... British General
Dieter Rupp ..... Adjutant 3
Georg Tryphon ..... Herr Goldstein
Axel Wandtke ..... SS-Offizier
Jens Winter ..... Finanzbeamter / Tax Officer

Synopsis:

Ursula is obsessed with Hitler, who for her is a lover, father and god. She uses the relationship with her fiancé in the orchestra and becomes an assistant to the well-known composer Hanns Broch, a former communist. Broch is given the honour of writing a cantata for Hitler's 50th birthday. In the lonliness of a Finnish countryside, Broch gets nearer to Ursula until Broch's Jewish lover turns up.

A Fassbinder-esque tale of moral compromise and questioned ideals in Nazi Germany just before WWII, "Hitler Cantata" focuses on a jaded composer commissioned to pen a symphonic work honoring Der Fuehrer's 50th birthday, and the young Party zealot assigned to help him.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 10 June, 2015.