Niemanns Zeit - Ein deutscher Heimatfilm (1985)

Plot Summary

A lone scholar researches the visual and textual worlds of National Socialism. The film approaches a critical understanding of "German identity" from a multimedia perspective - off-screen commentary is superimposed over shots of paintings, literary quotations over feature film sequences and at the center of the film is a television debate on the subject of nature. The focus is on the German concept of "Heimat" and its connection to romantic notions of nature.

Full Cast & Characters

Gerd Wameling

Niemann

Elke Petri

Klaus Heinrich

Himself

Hansjörg Hemminger

Reinhold Messner

Himself

Leonhard Lorenz

Franz Salzburger

Angela Schneider

Director & Crew

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