Hedi Schneider steckt fest

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Laura Tonke, Hans Löw in "Hedi Schneider steckt fest" (2013-15)
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Hedi Schneider is Stuck
A model family's happy life unexpectedly goes off the rails when the carefree Hedi, played by Laura Tonke, suddenly starts having panic attacks. First mental illness and then drug dependency – the happiness that these happy-go-lucky thirty-somethings once took for granted suddenly seems unattainable, and their world fragile and uncertain.
Sonja Heiss takes quite a risk with her second feature film, tackling a serious subject with an unerring grasp of comedy. But the director masters the balancing act between tragedy and comedy with bravura. It’s not just Laura Tonke’s performance that is splendidly on the brink, such as when Hedi gets stuck in a lift at the beginning of the film and begins a nonsensical conversation with the man who responds to her emergency call. Throughout the film’s 90-minute running time, the dramatic structure and editing equally allow for the most absurd ruptures and mood changes, which still always end up leading somewhere. The film repeatedly challenges the audience to revise their hasty judgements, reallocate their sympathies and reassess the plot and actors. Underestimate "Hedi Schneider steckt fest" at your peril.
Source: 65. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)
Credits
Director: | Sonja Heiss |
Screenplay: | Sonja Heiss |
Director of photography: | Nikolai von Graevenitz |
Editing: | Andreas Wodraschke |
Music: | Lambert |
Cast: | |
Laura Tonke | Hedi Schneider |
Hans Löw | Uli |
Leander Nitsche | Finn |
Melanie Straub | Viviane |
Simon Schwarz | Arne Lange |
Margarita Broich | Hedis Mutter |
Matthias Bundschuh | Herr Schild |
Rosa Enskat | Psychiaterin |
Urs Jucker | Therapeut |
Alex Brendemühl | NGO-Chef |
Production company: | Komplizen Film GmbH (München + Berlin) |
Producer: | Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Maren Ade |
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Titles
Originaltitel (DE) Hedi Schneider steckt fest |
Versions
Original | |
Length: | 92 min |
Format: | DCP, 1:2,35 |
Picture/Sound: | Farbe, Dolby |
Rating: | FSK-Prüfung (DE): 30.04.2015, 150722, ab 12 Jahre/feiertagsfrei |
Screening: | Uraufführung (DE): 08.02.2015, Berlin, IFF - Forum; Kinostart (DE): 07.05.2015; Kinostart (CH): 04.06.2015; Kinostart (AT): 03.07.2015 |
Awards
Deutscher Filmpreis 2016 |
Lola, Beste weibliche Hauptrolle |
Preis der deutschen Filmkritik 2016 |
Beste Darstellerin |
FBW 2015 |
Prädikat: besonders wertvoll |
Hessischer Film- und Kinopreis 2014 |
Bester Spielfilm |
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