Hilde (film)

Hilde
Directed by	Kai Wessel
Produced by	Judy Tossell Jens Meurer
Written by	Maria von Heland
Based on	Der geschenkte Gaul by Hildegard Knef
Starring	Heike Makatsch
Music by	Martin Todsharow
Cinematography	Hagen Bogdanski
Edited by	Tina Freitag
Release dates	12 March 2009
Running time	137 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

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.

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

• Heike Makatsch: Hildegard Knef
• Dan Stevens: David Cameron
• Monica Bleibtreu: Else Bongers
• Hanns Zischler: Erich Pommer
• Johanna Gastdorf: Frieda Knef
• Trystan Wyn Puetter: Kurt Hirsch
• Michael Gwisdek: grandfather
• Roger Cicero: Ricci Blum
• Anian Zollner: Ewald von Demandowsky
• Sylvester Groth: Boleslaw Barlog
• Fritz Roth: step-father
• Hary Prinz: Willi Forst
• Jeroen Willems: Anatole Litvak
• Stanley Townsend: David O. Selznick

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]

References

1. http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/854878
2. Honeycutt, Kirk (2009-02-13). "Review: Film Review: Hilde". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
3. Elley, Derek (2009-02-24). "Review: Review: Hilde". Variety. Retrieved 2013-08-18.

External links

• Hilde at the Internet Movie Database
• Hilde at the TCM Movie Database
• Hilde at AllMovie