Edgar ReitzCast
Marita Breuer Henry Arnold Dieter Schaad
Plot
From 1919 to 1982, the film tells the story of Maria Simon and her family in the fictional Hunsrück village of Schabbach. We see the effects of the Weimar Republic, Nazism, war, the economic miracle and the generation of the sixties, through births, deaths and love affairs. Edgar Reitz's 1984 series, nearly sixteen hours long, was an enormous success on German television and is among the greatest works of long-form cinema.
Sinekatalog’s take
Edgar Reitz's monumental series follows Maria Simon and her family in the Hunsrück village of Schabbach from 1919 to 1982. Marita Breuer anchors a vast, intimate and humane portrait of German history through everyday life, a landmark of European television.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: about 8.5 / 10
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