Heimat: Series 1 Episode 1: The Call of Far Away Places

Film Details

  • Director: Dir. Edgar Reitz
  • Country: West Germany
  • Running Time: 118 mins
  • Showing 1: 04 Nov 18:30, HOWARD, £6.50 / £5
  • Showing 2: 05 Nov 12:00, HOWARD, £6.50 / £5

Synopsis

Screening to complement the University’s Heimat Symposium at Opera North, take advantage of the opportunity to see the opening episode of this great series on the big screen. Originally made for German TV, Heimat chronicles life in Germany between 1919 and 2000 through the eyes of a family from the Hunsrück area of the Rhineland, merging personal stories with the dramatic developments in German history. In this episode the teenager Paul takes up the hobby of wireless radio and marries Maria, only to leave without warning.

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November 4th - 22nd 2009

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