Roter Himmel

Self-important author Leon joins his best friend on a summer holiday near the Baltic Sea to complete his novel. When they arrive, they find their house is already occupied by a carefree woman who challenges Leon to open up. Meanwhile, forest wildfires rage around them and impending disaster looms.

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Roter Himmel
Overview:
Self-important author Leon joins his best friend on a summer holiday near the Baltic Sea to complete his novel. When they arrive, they find their house is already occupied by a carefree woman who challenges Leon to open up. Meanwhile, forest wildfires rage around them and impending disaster looms.
Cast:

• Leon: Thomas Schubert
• Nadja: Paula Beer
• Felix: Langston Uibel
• Devid: Enno Trebs
• Helmut: Matthias Brandt
• Mrs. Roland, Cashier: Jennipher Antoni
• Police Officer: Ralph Barnebeck
• Mrs. König, Hotel Manager: Esther Esche
• Male Nurse: Mario Fürstenberg
• Nurse: Assunta Hamm
• Pathologist: Markus Schweiger
• Police Officer: Sven Tarnowski

Crew:

• Writer: Christian Petzold
• Commissioning Editor: Simon Ofenloch
• Commissioning Editor: Claudia Tronnier
• Commissioning Editor: Caroline von Senden
• Set Decoration: Felicity Good
• Editor: Bettina Böhler
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Lars Ginzel
• Foley Mixer: Christoph Oertel
• Foley Recordist: Detlef A. Schitto
• ADR Recordist: Benjamin Schäfer
• Special Effects Supervisor: Björn Friese
• Digital Compositor: Daniel Binder
• Visual Effects Coordinator: Clara Martinez
• Digital Compositor: Josef Risling
• Visual Effects Producer: Giulia Solia
• 3D Artist: Fenya Troch
• Gaffer: Christoph Dehmel-Osterloh
• Colorist: Bertrand Glosset
• Still Photographer: Christian Schulz
• Key Grip: Markus Schweiger
• First Assistant Camera: Florian Trautmann
• Casting Assistant: Annafrancesca Ottila Boffa
• Assistant Editor: Karen Kramatschek
• Colorist: Gregor Pfüller
• Digital Intermediate Editor: Jacqueline Vogt
• Location Scout: Volker Sattel
• Script Supervisor: Frederic Moriette
• Title Designer: Toby Cornish
• Director of Photography: Hans Fromm
• Producer: Michael Weber
• Producer: Florian Koerner von Gustorf
• Producer: Anton Kaiser
• Costume Design: Katharina Ost
• Production Design: Klaus-Dieter Gruber
• Art Direction: Petra Ringleb
• In Memory Of: Simone Bär
• Sound Mixer: Andreas Mücke-Niesytka
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Adrian Baumeister
• Dialogue Editor: Marek Forreiter
• Foley Editor: Johannes Krause
• Foley Artist: Martin Langenbach
• Sound Designer: Dominik Schleier
• ADR Editor: Johanna Wienert
• Assistant Director: Ires Jung
• Production Manager: Dorissa Berninger
• Unit Manager: Matthias Ruppelt
• Makeup Artist: Hannah Fischleder

Catogories:
Drama,Romance,Comedy
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Language:
Deutsch,Español
Production:
Germany
Company:
Schramm Film,ZDF,ZDF/Arte
Popularity:
97.044
Date:
2023-04-20
Year:
2023

• Tullinge: In a holiday home on the Baltic Sea not far from Ahrenshoop in hot, dry summer four young persons meet. There is a forest fire and slowly and unnoticeably they are enclosed by the walls of flame. Trapped they get closer, and then the desire, love and sex overtakes them.
• Brent Marchant: Fire is a force that can destroy and devastate, but it’s also one thar can cleanse, sweeping away what’s of questionable value in order to clear space for robust, vigorous, valued new growth. And, sometimes, it can do both simultaneously, as demonstrated in writer-director Christian Petzold’s latest, a searing drama/wry comedy about four old/newfound friends who are unwittingly drawn together at a summer house near the Baltic seacoast. Their time together proves revelatory, stressful and enlightening, in part because of their interactions, the disclosures that come out of those relationships, and the looming threat of ravaging forest fires that threaten them and their existence, both literally and metaphorically. The film is a slowburn in every sense of the word, especially at the outset, with a somewhat cryptic narrative that seems rather meandering at times, but that sets the stage for what’s to follow in the back half. The picture subsequently presents a witty but profoundly insightful examination of what makes us who we are, how much we enjoy or endure our lives, and what we can do to make it better for ourselves when we eliminate what no longer serves us. In many respects, “Afire” is probably not what most viewers will expect, but, then, that’s a huge part of its appeal, a refreshing, engaging look at life and what we make of it, a valuable exercise given how abruptly it can all be taken away, leaving us to ask ourselves, what did we do with the time we had and was it indeed worth it in the end? Give this one time to unfold, and let it sink in. It may help you realize and understand more about yourself than you can possibly imagine.
• CinemaSerf: “Leon” (Thomas Schubert) and his friend “Felix” (Langston Uibel) head to a remote rural cottage near the Baltic coast so the former man can put the finishing touches to his novel before a visit from his publisher (Matthias Brandt). They arrive, though, and discover that “Nadja” (Paula Beer) is already staying – and this upsets the apple cart a bit. “Leon” quickly becomes obsessed – and that only gets worse when her nocturnal activities with life guard “Devid” (Enno Trebs) and some wafer thin walls force him to sleep in the garden amongst the mosquitoes. What now ensues is quite an intricately constructed observational presentation that looks at the evolving dynamic between the four – and it doesn’t pan out as you might expect, especially once it becomes clear that his latest literary work is nobody’s idea of a magnum opus. The characterisations here have a fluidity to them that makes for quite an interesting watch. None of them could ever be described as beautiful – in any classical sense – so the story is much more about their traits, flaws and foibles than about their looks. That works up to a point, but there was too much missing from the puzzle for me to really find myself engaged with any of them. The last twenty minutes – set amidst some lethal forest fires – was rushed and seemed to me indicative that “Leon” wasn’t the only one who’d suffered from a writer’s block! The photography is effectively intimate at times but at other times we see just too many shots walking to and from the beach (and the constant buzzing of the mozzies got on my nerves a bit, too, after a while!). I did quite enjoy this, but somehow it just lacked substance before a conclusion that just seemed to be unnecessarily ghastly. Give it a go, though…