An escapist story, from a popular Heimat writer, about a girl who falls in love with a small town violin maker, to take viewers' minds off the Depression there are Bavarian songs and scenes of skiing and hunting in the Alps..
Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a massive soft spot for black-and-white Alpine scenery or really need a break from anything resembling a modern plot. If you want high-stakes drama or something that pushes the medium forward, skip it. If you want to watch people ski in wool sweaters and pretend the wor...
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a massive soft spot for black-and-white Alpine scenery or really need a break from anything resembling a modern plot. If you want high-stakes drama or something that pushes the medium forward, skip it. If you want to watch people ski in wool sweaters and pretend the world is just one big, happy village, you might find it oddly comforting. The whole thing feels like a postcard from a version of Germany that probably never existed in the way it’s..."
Ludwig Ganghofer, Joseph Dalman, Joe Stöckel
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