Heimat

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Audience Member How can you not be sleeping through daunted by an 11 part, fifteen and a half hour foreign language film, predominately in black and white? Once I started though, I finished it within ten days. It's a beautifully deep, slightly parochial and conservative story of a family across multiple generations. The impressive element is the journey of character development, the ups and downs of life. The only constants are Maria and Glasich, the rest come and go, are born and die. They grow from innocent romantics to crude business people but never quite two dimensional. Only the final episode is a disappointment. By the close I wanted to see and know so much more about their lives and felt the strong pull of homeland running throughout. It's a beautiful and compelling piece of film making that deserves a wider modern audience given the sheer weight of trash people are willing to hunker down with today. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member In my opinion, Heimat is the greatest film of all time. It has taken me over 5 years to watch the whole thing, because each of the 11 monumental "episodes" seems so sacred that a long break is required between them. When I lived in Germany I was surprised to find that nobody had heard of it. It is the ultimate tale of Deutschland, as HBO's Deadwood was the ultimate tale of the West. But there is something so dreamlike and unfathomably warm about the world of Heimat. A real enigma. The people of Shabbach exist in my mind as something more than characters... you may get rather attached to this show! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review dustin d Heimat in an engrossing epic soap opera about the formative years of modern Germany in the 20th Century. It pays careful, loving attention to details and immerses you in the German village. Scenes switch from black and white to color to evoke a sense of vivid memory versus nostalgic feelings. Worth binge watching. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the greatest achievements in cinema: superlatively scripted, scored, acted and directed. Its power is cumulative. Not just the story of a nation, but an incredibly moving examination of forgiveness and love. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Masterpiece. Heimat is the life. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Heimat - The Cinematic Answer to Thomas Mann and Gunter Grass I am not sure if there are enough superlatives to describe this epic masterpiece. Although it is basically a family story spanning from 1919 to 1982 it reveals as much about the characters as about the times they live through. Apart from the final episode, which is a bit of a letdown, the narrative is strong, the acting superb and the historic detail and mood incredibly well recreated. It is well worth the effort and watching each episode is not unlike reading a chapter in an excellent book as you get drawn into the story and wonder what is happening next. The DVDs themselves are straightforward without any extras and it is not possible to switch off the subtitles. However, these are minor criticisms in what must otherwise be one of the best TV series ever. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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