Inhaltsverzeichnis
Since 1886, there has been a weather-station master at the summit of the mountain. He telegraphs his daily measurements into the valley from where they are transmitted to Rome, Paris, Berlin and Vienna.
During the long winter he is cut off the rest of the world. In the autumn of 1921, after a tragic accident, the lonely station shall be occupied by a married couple for the first time. The unemployed Josef Manser marries over night the pregnant Lena and therefore gets the job. Gregor Kreuzpointer, a former k.u.k. officer, who has experienced the war front in the Dolomite Mountains, feels he has been cheated by Manser. He decides to prove to the world that the post of stationmaster should by rights have been given to him by being the first to ascend the mountain in winter. He conquers the mountain. Once up there, in the closeness of the ice covered station close to the sky, a life and death struggle begins – Because: All three are stuck at the summit and there is only enough food for two of them.
Den ganzen Film schauen (kaufen/leihen):
Festivals and Awards
– Filmfestival Berlin, competition
– 1. Price Filmfestival Trento
– Quality premium of the Swiss Department of Inner Affairs
Cast
Susanne Lothar
Mathias Gnädinger
Peter Simonischek
Susanne Lothar, actress
Born 1960 in Hamburg. Trained to become an actress at the University for Music and Theatre in Hamburg. Engagements among others: German Playhouse Hamburg, Castle Theatre (Burgtheater) Vienna, State Theatre Stuttgart, Schaubühne Berlin und Festival Salzburg.
A SELECTION OF FILMS
Amen, Costa-Gavras, 2002
Die Klavierspielerin (The Female Piano Player), Michael Haneke, 2001
Vom Fliegen und Küssen (About Flying and Kissing), Hartmut Schön, 2000, TV
Funny Games, Michael Haneke, 1997
Das Schloss (The Castle), Michael Haneke, 1997, TV
Frauen morden leichter (Women Kill Easier), Torsten Näter, 1997, TV
Engelchen (Little Angel), Helke Misselwitz, 1996
Das tödliche Auge (The Deadly Eye), Detlev Rönfeldt, 1996, TV
Der junge Mussolini (The Young Mussolini), Gianluigi Calderone, 1993, TV
Die zweite Heimat (The Second Home), Edgar Reitz, 1992, TV
Winkelmanns Reisen (Winkelmann’s Travels), Jan Schütte, 1990
Der Berg (The Mountain), Markus Imhoof, 1990
Eisenhans («Iron John»), Tankred Dorst, 1982
A SELECTION OF AWARDS
Actress of The Year, «Theater heute», 1988
Kainz medal, Vienna
German Film Award, Film Band in Gold, for «Eisenhans», 1983
Boy Gobert Award for Newcomers, Hamburg, Germany, 1981
Mathias Gnädinger, actor
Born 1941 in Ramsen, Switzerland. After an apprenticeship as a typesetter and two years working as such, trained to become an actor at the «Bühnenstudio» (Stage studio) in Zurich. Engagements among others: Theatre at the Newmarket Zurich, Stages of the «Free Hanse City» Bremen, National Theatre Stuttgart, Zurich Playhouse, Schaubühne Berlin.
A SELECTION OF FILMS
Spital in Angst (Hospital in Fear), Michael Steiner, 2001, TV
Im Namen der Gerechtigkeit (In The Name of Justice), Stefan Jäger, 2001, TV
Lieber Brad (Dear Brad), Lutz Konermann, 2000, TV
Komiker (The Comic), Markus Imboden, 1999
WerAngstWolf («VerFearWolf»), Clemens Klopfenstein, 2000
Freischütz («Free Shot»), Ildiko Enyedi, 1994
Joe & Marie, Tania Stöcklin, 1994
Tschäss (Jazz), Daniel Helfer, 1994
Der grüne Heinrich («The Green Henry»), Thomas Koerfer, 1994
Justiz (Justice), Hans W. Geissendörfer, 1993
Kinder der Landstrasse (Children of The Land Road), Urs Egger, 1992
Reise der Hoffnung (Journey of Hope), Xavier Koller, 1990
Der Berg (The Mountain), Markus Imhoof, 1990
Bingo, Markus Imboden, 1989
Leo Sonnyboy, Rolf Lyssy, 1988
Gekauftes Glück (Bought Luck), Urs Odermatt, 1988
Du mich auch (You Me Too), Dany Levy, 1985
Der Gemeindepräsident (The Town President), Bernhard Giger, 1983
Das Boot ist voll (The Boat Is Full), Markus Imhoof, 1981
Der Chinese (The Chinese), Kurt Gloor, 1978, TV
Der Galgensteiger (The Climber of The Gallows), Xavier Koller, 1978
Grauzone (Grey Zone), Fredi M. Murer, 1977
A SELECTION OF AWARDS
Prix Walo for actors, 1996
Hans Reinhart-Ring, 1996
International Comedy Festival, Vevey, Switzerland, Interpretation Award, 1990
Zurich Film Award, Switzerland, 1985
Peter Simonischek, actor
Born 1946 in Graz, Austria. Trained to become an actor at the Academy for Music and Performing Arts in Graz. Several engagements, among others in Germany: National Theatre in Darmstadt, Playhouse in Düsseldorf, Schaubühne Berlin; in Austria: Drama Festival in Salzburg, Castle Theatre (Burgtheater) in Vienna.
A SELECTION OF FILMS
Gebürtig (Born), Robert Schindel/Lukas Stepanik, 2001, TV
Liebst du mich (Do You Love Me), Gabriela Zerhan, 2000, TV
Vertrauen ist alles (Trust is Everything), Bero Kürten, 1999, TV
Reise in die Dunkelheit (Trip Into The Dark), Bertold Mittermayr, 1996, TV
Karussell des Todes (Carousel of Death), Peter Keglevic, 1995, TV
Die Grube (The Pit), Karl Fruchtmann, 1995
Tief oben (Deep Up), Willi Hengstler, 1994
Krücke (Crutch), Jörg Grünler, 1992
Der Berg (The Mountain), Markus Imhoof, 1990
Erfolg (Success), Franz Seitz, 1990, TV
Der Achte Tag (The Eighth Day), Reinhard Münster, 1989
Fürchten und Lieben (To Fear and to Love), Margarethe von Trotta, 1988
Die Puppe (The Puppet), Georg Tressler, 1987
Lenz oder die Freiheit (Lenz or Freedom), Dieter Berner, 1985, TV
Herrenjahre (Gentlemen Years), Axel Corti, 1981, TV
Das eine Glück und das Andere (The One Luck and The Other), Axel Corti, 1979, TV
Team
Bernard Lang
Lukas Strebel
Thomas Hürlimann
Nicola Piovani
Bernard Lang, producer
Born 1938 in Winterthur, Switzerland. After studying German he worked as a director and editor for the Swiss Television. 1980 he founded the «Langfilm AG». Since then he has produced more than 30 feature films and documentaries.
SELECTION OF FILMS
La chanson de Marie (Marie’s Song), Jean François Amiguet, 2002
Lieber Brad (Dear Brad), Lutz Konermann, 2000, TV
Leon et Theres (Leon and Theres), Claude Goretta, 2000, TV
Les hirondelles d’hiver (The Winter Swallows), André Chandelle, 1999, TV
Ab ins Paradies (Let’s Go to Paradise), Iva Svarcova, 1997/98
Helden im Tirol (Heroes in Tirol), Nikki List, 1997/98
Augenblicke im Paradies (Moments in Paradise), Richard Dindo, 1996
Che Guevara, Richard Dindo, 1995
Er nannte sich Surava (He Called Himself Surava), Erich Schmid, 1994/95
La colline aux mille enfants (The Hill of The Thousand Children), Jean-Louis Lorenzi, 1994, TV
Probefahrt ins Paradies (Trial Trip to Paradise), Douglas Wolfsperger, 1992
Benny’s Video, Michael Haneke, 1992
De Franzos im Ybrig (The Frenchman in Ybrig), Bernard Lang,1991, TV
Der Berg (The Mountain), Markus Imhoof, 1990
Höhenfeuer (High Fire), Fredi M. Murer, 1985
Akropolis Now, Hans Liechti, 1984
Teddy Bär (Teddy Bear), Rolf Lyssy, 1983
Das gefrorene Herz (The Frozen Heart), Xavier Koller, 1982
El Gamin, Bernard Lang, 1978
Lukas Strebel, cameraman
Born 1951 in Mägenwil, Switzerland. At 16 years old played the main role in Markus Imhoof’s Film «Happy Birthday». Studied photography at the School for Arts and Crafts in Zurich, followed by two years as a Lecturer in Photography at the Bath Academy of Art, England. Between 1978 and 1984 director of several documentaries and short films. Several awards for commercial and industry films. Since 1998 he lives in London.
A SELECTION OF FILMS
Case of Evil, Graham Theakston, 2001
Three Guesses, Richard Burridge, 2001
Epsteins Nacht (Epstein’s Night), Urs Egger, 2001
The Bomb maker, Graham Theakston, 2000
Seeing Red, Graham Theakston, 1999
Opern Ball (Opera Ball), Urs Egger, 1998,
Flammen im Paradies (Fire in Paradise), Markus Imhoof, 1997
Die Halbstarken (The Half-Growns), Urs Egger, 1996
Charlies Tante (Charlie’s Aunt), Sönke Wortmann, 1996
Kinder der Landstrasse (Children of The Highroad), Urs Egger, 1992
All Out, Thomas Koerfer, 1990
Der Berg (The Mountain), Markus Imhoof, 1990
Filou, Samir, 1988
Happy Birthday, Markus Imhoof, 1968
Thomas Hürlimann, author
Born 1950 in Zug, Switzerland, convent School in Einsiedeln, Switzerland, Studies in Philosophy at the University of Zurich and the Free University of Berlin. Worked for two years as an assistant director and stage producer at the Schiller Theatre in Berlin. Has lived back in Switzerland since 1985.
BOOKS WRITTEN
Fräulein Stark (Ms. Strong), novella, 2001
Der grosse Kater (The Big Tomcat), novel, 1998
Das Holztheater (The Wood Theatre), speeches and stories, 1997
Die Satellitenstadt (The Satellite Town), stories, 1992
Das Gartenhaus (The Garden House), novella, 1989
Die Tessinerin (The Woman from the Canton of Ticino), stories, 1981
PLAYS WRITTEN
Synchron (Synchronous), Zurich Playhouse, 2002
Das Einsiedler Welttheater (The World Theatre of Einsiedeln), world première in Einsiedeln, Switzerland, 2000
Carleton, Theatre at the Newmarket, Zurich, 1996
Güdelmäntig («Güdel» Monday), comedy, Rossstallhof des Klosters Einsiedeln, 1993
De Franzos im Ybrig (The Frenchman in Ybrig), comedy, Rossstallhof des Klosters Einsiedeln, Switzerland, 1991
Der Gesandte (The Minister Resident), Zurich Playhouse, 1991
Lymbacher, play after Meinrad Inglin, Zurich Playhouse, 1990
Der letzte Gast (The Last Guest), comedy, Zurich Playhouse,
Stichtag (Deadline), Playhouse Düsseldorf und National Theatre Stuttgart, 1984
Grossvater und Halbbruder (Grandfather and Half Brother), Zurich Playhouse, 1981
FILM SCRIPTS
Der Berg (The Mountain), together with Markus Imhoof, 1990
De Franzos im Ybrig (The Frenchman in Ybrig), Bernhard Lang, 1991, TV
A SELECTION OF AWARDS
Josef Breitbach Award, 2001
Literature Award from The Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, 1998
Literature Award from The Konrad Adenauer Foundation, 1997
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Award from the Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Foundation, 1993
Marie Louise Fleisser Award 1992
Literature Award From The Inner Cantons of Switzerland, 1992
Berlin Literature Award, 1992
Swiss Schiller Foundation Award, 1990
Prize of The Critics of The German Radio Channel «Südwestfunk», 1990
Nicola Piovani, composer
Born 1946 in Rome. Studied music in Milan. Scholar of the Greek composer Hadjidakis. 1970 he wrote one of his first pieces of film music for Marco Bellocchio (Im Namen des Vaters – In The Name of The Father). He is a composer for the Taviani brothers and for Nanni Moretti and he wrote the music for Fellini’s last three films. Nicola Piovani also does work for theatre plays, the opera and as a conductor.
A SELECTION OF FILMS
La stanza del figlio (The Son’s Room), Nanni Moretti, 2001
Nowhere, Luis Sepulveda, 2001
Il dolce far niente (The Sweet Doing Nothing), Naè Caranfil, 1999
Tu ridi (You Are Laughing), Paolo e Vittorio Taviani, 1998
La vita è bella (Life is Beautiful), Robert Benigni, 1997
De Vliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman), Jos Stelling,1995
La Teta y la luna (… and the moon), Bigas Luna, 1994
Caro diario (Dear Diary), Nanni Moretti, 1994
Amok, Joel Farges, 1993
Macho, Bigas Luna, 1993
Jamòn Jamòn (Ham, Ham), Bigas Luna, 1992
Una questione privata (A Private Question), Alberto Negrin, 1991
Der Berg (The Mountain), Markus Imhoof, 1990
La voce della luna (The Voice of The Moon), Federico Fellini, 1989
Palombella rossa (The Red Little Dove), Nanni Moretti, 1989
Strana la vita (Strange, Life), Giuseppi Bertolucci, 1988
L’intervista (The Interviewer), Federico Fellini, 1987
Ginger e Fred (Ginger and Fred), Federico Fellini, 1986
Segreti segreti (Secrets, Secrets), Giuseppe Bertolucci, 1985
Il Camorrista (The Mafioso), Giuseppe Tornatore, 1985
Kaos (Chaos), Paolo e Vittorio Taviani, 1984
La Notte di San Lorenzo (The Night of San Lorenzo), Paolo e Vittorio Taviani, 1982
Il Marchese del Grillo, Mario Monicelli, 1981
Salto nel vuoto (Jump Into Emptiness), Marco Bellocchio, 1979
Sbatti il mostro in prima pagina (Hit The Monster on The First Page), Marco Bellocchio, 1973
La Vita in gioco (Life at Play), Gianfranco Mingozzi, 1973
Nel nome del padre (In The Name of The Father), Marco Bellocchio, 1971
A SELECTION OF AWARDS
Ciak d’Oro for «La stanza del figlio», 2001
David di Donatello for «La stanza del figlio», 2001
Oscar for «La vita è bella», 1999
David di Donatello for «Caro diario», 1994
David di Donatello for «Ginger e Fred», 1986
Ciack d’oro for «Ginger è Fred», 1986
Press
A super film – However: I wanted to turn it off, because I suffered so much (watching) the drama about those three (people) high up there on the weather station. What nature’s forces did not destroy got destroyed by human passions. The deepest abysses of the soul are described very believably, also because of the good actors.
– TV-Hören+Sehen
Director Markus Imhoof covers the beholder in pictures and scenes that make the blood freeze. The ecstasy of the mountains is groping around suggestively, at the very end even taking posession of the ocean. Excellent Susanne Lothals as Lena.
– Frankfurter Neue Presse
The back-and-forth of the two men and the woman as well as a natural Swiss dialect help this movie to its fantastic, original vivacity. This did not at least come about because of the convincing performance of the actors. They added to the good screenplay.
– Südkurier
A very old fashioned, wonderful film.
– Mannheimer Morgen
Veröffentlichung der Fotos im Zusammenhang mit dem Film frei.
