Hilde (film)

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Hilde
Directed by Kai Wessel
Written by Maria von Heland
Based onDer geschenkte Gaul
by
Hildegard Knef
Produced byJudy Tossell
Jens Meurer
Starring Heike Makatsch
CinematographyHagen Bogdanski
Edited byTina Freitag
Music by Martin Todsharow
Release date
  • 12 March 2009 (2009-03-12)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Hilde is a 2009 German biographical film directed by Kai Wessel and starring Heike Makatsch, Dan Stevens and Monica Bleibtreu. [1] It depicts the life of the German actress Hildegard Knef.

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Plot

In 1966 Hildegard Knef returns to Germany. While she prepares for a concert she thinks back to the beginnings of her career. Flashbacks show how she became an actress and then started a second career as a singer.

Cast

Reception

Kirk Honeycutt's wrote "Hilde" was an "outstanding biopic about Hildegard Knef with a captivating performance" by Heike Makatsch but also felt the screenplay was "at times superficial". [2] Variety's Derek Elley attested Heike Makatsch a "remarkably cohesive performance" which was true to each "physical mannerism" of Hildegard Knef. "Easy on the eyes but rarely going more than skin-deep" was his roundup. [3]

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References

  1. BFI.org
  2. Honeycutt, Kirk (13 February 2009). "Review: Film Review: Hilde". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  3. Elley, Derek (24 February 2009). "Review: Review: Hilde". Variety . Retrieved 18 August 2013.