Hilde (film)

2009 German film
  • 12 March 2009 (2009-03-12)
Running time
137 minutesCountryGermanyLanguageGerman

Hilde is a 2009 German biographical film directed by Kai Wessel and starring Heike Makatsch, Dan Stevens and Monica Bleibtreu.[1] It depicts the life of the German actress Hildegard Knef.

Plot

In 1966 Hildegard Knef returns to Germany. While she prepares for a concert she thinks back to the beginnings of her career. Flashbacks show how she became an actress and then started a second career as a singer.

Cast

  • Heike Makatsch: Hildegard Knef
  • Dan Stevens: David Cameron
  • Monica Bleibtreu: Else Bongers
  • Hanns Zischler: Erich Pommer
  • Johanna Gastdorf: Frieda Knef
  • Trystan Wyn Puetter: Kurt Hirsch
  • Michael Gwisdek: grandfather
  • Roger Cicero: Ricci Blum
  • Anian Zollner: Ewald von Demandowsky
  • Sylvester Groth: Boleslaw Barlog
  • Fritz Roth: step-father
  • Hary Prinz: Willi Forst
  • Jeroen Willems: Anatole Litvak
  • Stanley Townsend: David O. Selznick

Reception

Kirk Honeycutt's wrote "Hilde" was an "outstanding biopic about Hildegard Knef with a captivating performance" by Heike Makatsch but also felt the screenplay was "at times superficial".[2] Variety's Derek Elley attested Heike Makatsch a "remarkably cohesive performance" which was true to each "physical mannerism" of Hildegard Knef. "Easy on the eyes but rarely going more than skin-deep" was his roundup.[3]

References

  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Honeycutt, Kirk (13 February 2009). "Review: Film Review: Hilde". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  3. ^ Elley, Derek (24 February 2009). "Review: Review: Hilde". Variety. Retrieved 18 August 2013.


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