Mountain Crystal (1949)

Original title

Bergkristall

Directed by

Harald Reinl

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, Austria

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

12

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two children get lost in the mountains on Christmas Eve. The film follows their struggle to survive the cold and snow.

slow-burnmelancholicvisually lushbleaktenseausterehistoricalquiet

What happens

Mountain Crystal (German: Bergkristall) is a 1949 Austrian-German historical drama film directed by Harald Reinl and featuring a cast of unknown actors including Franz Eichberger, Hans Renz and Cilli Greif. It is a mountain film based on the 1845 novella Rock Crystal by Adalbert Stifter. The film's sets were designed by the Austrian art director Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff. It was the directorial debut of Reinl who went on to become a successful film director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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