Heimat (1938)
- Directed by
- Carl Froelich
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A famous singer returns to her small hometown. Her father wants her to give up her career and get married.
melodramaticsentimentalslow-pacedearnestnostalgicromanticdomesticstraightforward
What happens
Heimat is a 1938 German historical drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Zarah Leander, Heinrich George and Ruth Hellberg. The film's melodramatic storyline portrays the return of a leading singer to her hometown, where her father wishes her to settle down and marry. It is based on the 1893 play Heimat by Hermann Sudermann. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Schroedter and Walter Haag. Froelich won the award for best director at the 1938 Venice Film Festival for this film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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