Alpine Fire / We Who Dwell in the Mountains Cannot Be Blamed for Being There ( Höhenfeuer / Wir Bergler in den Bergen sind eigentlich nicht schuld, daß wir da sind )

Alpine Fire / We Who Dwell in the Mountains Cannot Be Blamed for Being There (DVD) (*)

$43.99

Original Title: Höhenfeuer / Wir Bergler in den Bergen sind eigentlich nicht schuld, daß wir da sind
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Subtitles )

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

Running Time:
113 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1974-1985 and produced in:
Switzerland ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Fredi M. Murer

Written By:
Fredi M. Murer

Actors:
Thomas Nock ..... Bub / Son
Johanna Lier ..... Belli / Daughter
Dorothea Moritz ..... Mutter / Mother
Rolf Illig ..... Vater / Father
Tilli Breidenbach ..... Großmutter / Grandmother
Jörg Odermatt ..... Großvater / Grandfather
Irene Calcagni ..... Belli / Daughter
Annemarie Germann ..... Mutter / Mother
Tino Arnold ..... Vater / Father
Greth Berther ..... Grossmutter / Grandmother

Synopsis:

Alpine Fire: A year on an Alpine farm: an older couple have two children, Belli, who wanted to be a teacher, and the younger Franzi, deaf, and although he works like a man, child-like. Belli teaches him. In his work, he can become frustrated, so when he throws an expensive mower over a cliff in a fit of pique, his father banishes him to the outskirts of the farm, where he uses pubescent energy to break rocks and build walls and cairns. (It's the tradition of the father's family, called 'The Irascibles' by neighbors, to spend puberty doing this.) Belli visits him and they begin sleeping together. By winter, the boy is back in the house and Belli is pregnant. Soon her parents must know. We Who Dwell in the Mountains Cannot Be Blamed for Being There: A documentary about Swiss mountain folk.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 01 October, 2023.