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Abschied von den Fröschen

  • 2011
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Abschied von den Fröschen (2011)
FAREWELL TO THE FROGS is a portrait of the late filmmaker Ulrich Schamoni († 1998) by his daughter, the renowned photographer Ulrike Schamoni, adapted from her father’s film diaries.
Suffering from terminal leukemia, Ulrich Schamoni filmed his life up until only a few days before his death in March 1998. A total of 170 hours of uncut, unedited film diary were recorded on mini-DV material.
Working with the diaries as well as excerpts from his oeuvre and biographical documents, Director Ulrike Schamoni and editor Grete Jentzen created a 92-minute documentary dedicated to the goal of preserving the legacy of this great filmmaker. Schamoni’s farewell is a powerful, touching chronicle that bears witness, despite his illness, to the full extent of his vigor and love of life. In a mercilessly realistic presentation, it portrays the man who confronted the challenges and the tragic effects of his terminal illness with creativity and a very personal brand of laconic humor. It is a film about a strong attitude toward life and thus also an appeal to love it and live it to the fullest – to the very end.
The film diary and Ulrich SchamoniÂ’s films are closely interwoven. He shot three films at his house in Berlin-Grunewald, often playing the lead role himself. In a certain sense, the film diary is a kind of real-life sequel to his film CHAPEAU CLAQUE (1974, with Rolf Zacher, Karl Dall et al).
Thus with its combination of personal insights and film clips from SchamoniÂ’s oeuvre, such as ES (1966, with Sabine Sinjen, Bruno Dietrich et al), FAREWELL TO THE FROGS is both a collage and a historical documentary about a leading exponent of the New German Cinema who played an instrumental role in the development of the German film as a writer-director.
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  • Director
    • Ulrike Schamoni
  • Writers
    • Ulrich Schamoni
    • Ulrike Schamoni
  • Stars
    • Ulrich Schamoni
    • Andrea Rau
    • Wolf Fuchs
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    21
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    • Director
      • Ulrike Schamoni
    • Writers
      • Ulrich Schamoni
      • Ulrike Schamoni
    • Stars
      • Ulrich Schamoni
      • Andrea Rau
      • Wolf Fuchs
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Ulrich Schamoni
    Ulrich Schamoni
    • Self - Narrator
    • (archive footage)
    Andrea Rau
    Andrea Rau
    • Self - Freundin
    • (archive footage)
    Wolf Fuchs
    • Self - Wolf, der Träumer
    • (archive footage)
    Herbert Hamm
    • Self - Herbert, der Zufriedene
    • (archive footage)
    Pit Schröder
    • Self - Der Chauffeur
    • (archive footage)
    • …
    Anna Henkel
    Anna Henkel
    • Self - Anna
    • (archive footage)
    Rolf Zacher
    Rolf Zacher
    • Self - Lebensmittellieferant
    • (archive footage)
    Karl Dall
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Wolfgang Neuss
    • Self - Herr Becker
    • (archive footage)
    Sabine Sinjen
    Sabine Sinjen
    • Self - Hilke
    • (archive footage)
    • …
    Christoph Bantzer
    • Self - Andreas
    • (archive footage)
    Bruno Dietrich
    Bruno Dietrich
    • Self - Manfred
    • (archive footage)
    Ulla Jacobsson
    Ulla Jacobsson
    • Self - Lore Lücke
    • (archive footage)
    Hans-Dieter Schwarze
    • Self - Hannes Lücke
    • (archive footage)
    Johannes Schaaf
    Johannes Schaaf
    • Self - Spezie
    • (archive footage)
    Mel Brooks
    Mel Brooks
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Albert Krogmann
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Horst Frank
    Horst Frank
    • Self - Conrad Kolberg
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Ulrike Schamoni
    • Writers
      • Ulrich Schamoni
      • Ulrike Schamoni
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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 15, 2012 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Neues aus meinem Garten
    • Filming locations
      • Grunewald, Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Bärenfilm
      • Regina Ziegler Filmproduktion
      • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 36m(96 min)
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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