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DVD : Heimat II: A Chronicle of a GenerationIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Eva Maria Bayerwaltes, Magnus Georg Brand, Hannes Demming, Veronica Ferres, Irene Kugler directed by: Robert Busch (II)  List Price: $149.95 Amazon.com's Price: $134.99 You Save: $14.96 (10%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0736899089924 Format: Black & White, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC Label: Facets Manufacturer: Facets Number Of Items: 7 Publisher: Facets Region Code: 1 Release Date: April 25, 2006 Running Time: 1580 minutes Studio: Facets Theatrical Release Date: 1992 Sales Rank: 57710 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: Pioneering German filmmaker Edgar Reitz follows up his groundbreaking Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany with the astonishing 13-episode, 25-hour saga HEIMAT 2: CHRONICLE OF A GENERATION. Beginning in the year 1960, HEIMAT 2 follows Hermann Simon, who leaves his village of Schabbach to settle in Munich. Over the next ten years, Hermann becomes a talented musician, falls in love with an enigmatic cellist, struggles as an acclaimed avant-garde musician, and marries the girl next door. As in the original HEIMAT, this deeply personal tale is set against a backdrop of turbulent historical times—the decade of the Sixties in this case. Hermann, like many young Germans, is shaped by the political turmoil of the era, influenced by the artistic explosion in Munich, and bewildered by the aftermath of such a tumultuous decade. Epic yet intimate, entertaining yet bittersweet, HEIMAT 2 offers a riveting portrait of a generation caught up in the most amazing decade of the twentieth century. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Lasting It OutIf you've lasted the 16 1/2 very fine hours of HEIMAT, then an extra 25 hours shouldn't be so daunting to you. And its virtues are enormous, but let's put it into perspective. You can't expect a 25 hour movie to reach the highest standards at every moment. By taking on the 60's, and letting each section center on one character (as it moves the rest of the plot lines forward) Rietz goes very far in keeping one's interest. A few of the plot lines stand out as brilliant film making--the first film FIRST ... Read More Rating: - Very Good With Some ShortcomingsAfter watching 25 hours of this in the past week, I have somewhat mixed feelings. I dearly loved Heimat 1, it is the best made for tv film I've ever seen & probably 1 of the top ten films of all time for me. I've been really excited to see this, & it mostly didn't disappoint. Because of the length, I'm not going to give a detailed plot summary. For those who've seen Heimat 1, suffice it to say that it starts with Hermann leaving Schabbach, & goes to the late 60's; focusing ... Read More Rating:  - Facets fails again!I had high hopes that this time Facets would do a better job with the sublimely wonderful Heimat series! I even called them before ordering and asked if this time the quality of the tranfer would improve substantialy, and they assured me it would! The 1st series was almost unwatchable, fuzzy, washed out very low bit rate tranfer. This time its a little better but not a whole lot, there is still room for lots of improvement. Gone is the yellow subtitle and you get white subtitles which when in B&W scenes ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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