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Heimat 2: A Chronicle of a Generation

Heimat 2: A Chronicle of a Generation
★ 8.0/10•1993•1h 56m•12•Drama•Family
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Whenever there's freedom, there's music.

The movie consist of 13 separate episodes each handling a period between 1960 and 1970. It tells the story of a group of people in Munich (mostly music and film students). The movie tells a story in many different levels about love, friendship, misfortune, loss, art, politics, history with important historic events of the decennium in the background.

Edgar Reitz · Director

Edgar Reitz · Writer

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 56m
LanguageDE
First Air DateMar 4, 1993

Episodes

Episode 1 - The Time of the First Songs (1960)E1116m

The Time of the First Songs (1960)

The musically gifted Hermann leaves his home village in the Hunsrück region to study in the big city. After the painful end of his first love, the young man dreams of a free artistic life devoted entirely to music. Right at the beginning, he meets the beautiful cellist Clarissa, but Hermann pursues his decision to defy love with all his might.

Mar 4, 1993

Episode 2 - Two Strange Eyes (1960/61)E2116m

Two Strange Eyes (1960/61)

In Juan, a Chilean, Hermann finds a friend with whom he spends his student life and makes music. But Juan is secretly in love with the cellist Clarissa. When Hermann learns that the two kissed on a train ride, and then his suitcase with all his valuables disappears, he becomes jealous and suspicious.

Mar 7, 1993

Episode 3 - Jealousy and Pride (1961)E3116m

Jealousy and Pride (1961)

Evelyne, who grew up in the small town of Neuburg, arrives in Munich in search of her biological mother and immediately captivates the young musicians with her extraordinary voice. In the “Fuchsbau,” as the Schwabing villa belonging to her aunt Elisabeth Cerphal is called, she encounters the artistic circle surrounding Hermann and Juan.

Mar 11, 1993

Episode 4 - Ansgar's Death (1961/62)E4100m

Ansgar's Death (1961/62)

Ansgar struggles to resist his parents' misguided love, who want to see him as an artistic genius. He finds stability in his relationship with Evelyne, but Olga's jealousy puts a great strain on him. Consumed by self-doubt, Ansgar drops out of medical school and starts working as a tram conductor.

Mar 14, 1993

Episode 5 - The Game with Freedom (1962)E5120m

The Game with Freedom (1962)

Hermann, who has found a lucrative side job as a music teacher, unwittingly gets caught up in the street battles of the Schwabing riots. In view of the arbitrary police violence, Hermann uses the semester break to flee Munich and accepts an invitation from the family of his piano student to visit Sylt.

Mar 18, 1993

Episode 6 - Kennedy's Children (1963)E6110m

Kennedy's Children (1963)

November 23, 1963, becomes a memorable day for everyone. Alex, the philosopher among the friends, finds himself completely broke and half starved and sets out in search of financial support. He takes on a role as an extra, but the filmmakers fall out. Finally, a lucky coincidence brings him the windfall he has been longing for.

Mar 21, 1993

Episode 7 - Christmas Wolves (1963)E7116m

Christmas Wolves (1963)

It has been eleven days since Clarissa's abortion and her tendonitis has flared up again.

Mar 25, 1993

Episode 8 - The Wedding (1964)E8116m

The Wedding (1964)

Schnüsschen charms Hermann with her dream of a middle-class existence and persuades him to leave student life behind. The two look for an apartment together and assure the suspicious landlords that they will soon present their marriage certificate. And so, in the summer of 1964, Hermann and Schnüsschen celebrate their wedding in the villa with the entire Schwabing bohemian crowd.

Mar 28, 1993

Episode 9 - The Eternal Daughter (1965)E9116m

The Eternal Daughter (1965)

Hermann's concert is a huge success, which he wants to celebrate with Schnüsschen. For Clarissa, however, Christmas 1963 turns out to be a nightmare. Lonely and devastated, the young cellist decides to have an illegal abortion after an unwanted pregnancy, which has fatal consequences. When she is found, Clarissa is in mortal danger.

Apr 1, 1993

Episode 10 - The End of the Future (1966)E10116m

The End of the Future (1966)

Hermann composes a requiem for the “Fuchsbau,” which has been sold by Mrs. Cerphal and is about to be demolished. Reinhard, one of the young filmmakers who has just returned from a shoot in Mexico, wants to make a film about the Cerphal family and seeks out Esther Goldbaum, the actual heir to the villa. She lives in Venice as a photographer and becomes Reinhard's lover.

Apr 4, 1993

Episode 11 - Time of Silence (1967/68)E11116m

Time of Silence (1967/68)

After Reinhard fails to return from a boat trip during his screenplay presentation, Esther sets out with her unloved father to search for traces of her past—without success. Clarissa, who has since had a child, has also been thrown off track and has given up her career as a cellist.

Apr 8, 1993

Episode 12 - A Time of Many Words (1968/69)E12116m

A Time of Many Words (1968/69)

The era of '68 has dawned. Clarissa has turned her back on her life as a housewife and joins a group of American musicians. Stefan ends up in Berlin for a film project, which he wants to involve everyone in. But during hours and nights of discussion, his plan slips further and further out of his grasp until it is already too late.

Apr 11, 1993

Episode 13 - Art or Life (1970)E13116m

Art or Life (1970)

Consul Handschuh and his wife want to make Hermann the sole heir to their film company, but he is overwhelmed by the offer. He asks for time to think it over, but has no one to ask for advice. His circle of friends has scattered over the years. Hermann travels after Clarissa, who has found her place in the world of music again as a successful singer.

Apr 11, 1993

Actors

Tana Schanzara

Tana Schanzara

Oma Aufschrey

Kurt Weinzierl

Kurt Weinzierl

Dr. Bretschneider

Johanna Bittenbinder

Johanna Bittenbinder

Erika

Hannelore Hoger

Hannelore Hoger

Elisabeth Cerphal

Veronica Ferres

Veronica Ferres

Dorli

Susanne Lothar

Susanne Lothar

Esther Goldbaum

Michael Schönborn

Michael Schönborn

Alex

Anna Thalbach

Anna Thalbach

Trixi

Alexander May

Alexander May

Konsul Handschuh

Fred Stillkrauth

Fred Stillkrauth

Kohlenjosef

László I. Kish

László I. Kish

Reinhard Doerr

Anke Sevenich

Anke Sevenich

Waltraud „Schnüsschen“ Schneider

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