Underplayed Gems

The Buddenbrooks (1959)

The Buddenbrooks poster
Directed by
Alfred Weidenmann
Genre
drama film, fiction film
Country
Germany
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How it feels

A German family saga spanning generations in the 19th century. The story follows the Buddenbrook family's rise to wealth and their slow decline as personal conflicts and changing times take their toll.

melancholicclassicslow-pacedelegiacfamily-focusedperiodsomberreflective

What happens

The Buddenbrooks (German: Buddenbrooks) is a 1959 West German drama film directed by Alfred Weidenmann and starring Liselotte Pulver, Hansjörg Felmy, Nadja Tiller. It was released in two parts. It is an adaptation of the 1901 novel of the same name by Thomas Mann. The art director Robert Herlth designed the film's sets. It was filmed at the Wandsbek Studios. Location shooting took place in Hamburg and Lübeck. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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