Three Birch Trees on the Heath (1956)
- Original title
- Drei Birken auf der Heide
- Directed by
- Ulrich Erfurth
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A story set in the Lüneburg Heath region of Germany, following characters whose lives are intertwined with the land and each other. It is a drama from the heimatfilm tradition, focused on rural life and personal relationships.
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What happens
Three Birch Trees on the Heath (German: Drei Birken auf der Heide) is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Ulrich Erfurth and starring Margit Saad, Sonja Sutter and Helmuth Schneider. It was one of 54 heimatfilm pictures produced that year, as the genre's popularity reached its peak. The film's sets were designed by the art director Dieter Bartels. The film was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg and on location around Lüneburg Heath outside the city. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Old Forester House (1956)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.