Wer früher stirbt ist länger tot (Marcus H. Rosenmüller, 2006)
It is that time of the year again. I foolishly convinced myself that I could pass another Goethe Institut exam without going to any German classes, so I'm trying to watch as many German films as I can to get ready for the listening/oral exams.
Wer früher stirbt ist länger tot (literally “the one who dies first is dead for longer”) tells the story of Sebastian, a kid whose mother died during childbirth. Growing up in a small village in Bavaria, where Catholicism is the rule, Sebastian feels an enormous amount of guilt that he tries to come to terms with, which gives way to all kinds of comic situations as the boy struggles to make himself immortal in order not to end up in purgatory for his “murder”. Religion and the adult world are filtered through childish fantasy, resulting in a light-hearted treatment of serious universal themes like death and grief, loneliness and love. Mix that with beautiful cinematography helped by Bavarian landscapes, folk tales, traditions and a bit of rock & roll. Cannot go wrong, really.
Wer früher stirbt ist länger tot (literally “the one who dies first is dead for longer”) tells the story of Sebastian, a kid whose mother died during childbirth. Growing up in a small village in Bavaria, where Catholicism is the rule, Sebastian feels an enormous amount of guilt that he tries to come to terms with, which gives way to all kinds of comic situations as the boy struggles to make himself immortal in order not to end up in purgatory for his “murder”. Religion and the adult world are filtered through childish fantasy, resulting in a light-hearted treatment of serious universal themes like death and grief, loneliness and love. Mix that with beautiful cinematography helped by Bavarian landscapes, folk tales, traditions and a bit of rock & roll. Cannot go wrong, really.
Brilliant things in this film:
- A kid drinking beer
- A bike with Bavarian flags on it
- Bavarian slang
- Bavarian landscapes
- Munich's Hauptbahnhof!
It is possible that I miss being there.
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9 comments:
it sounds like something i would like to watch.
Gimme your flash drive and I'll give you the film! A warning though, the subtitles are not very well synchronised, there's a couple of seconds delay, so it can get annoying.
wow, finally i saw this comment... iba a hacer una coña, pero sabiendo lo que sé de tu blog ahora, pues no puedo. vaya mierda.
jajajajaja
por cierto, si tienes roman holiday también me la deberías dejar xD, me voy a roma unos dias despues de los exámenes, y necesito algo para ponerme en modo fangirl excited
cuando te vas? yo me voy a Munich mañana y vuelvo el lunes. Cuando desees quedamos :)
me voy el dia 27 a ver si podemos tener un hueco para vernos o algo. el segundo cuatrimestre sucks balls.
que tal te han ido por ahora?
pues sólo he tenido un exámen aun, el de 9.3, y luego está comentarios con landa que me ha puesto un 5.8 pero teniendo en cuenta las circunstancias (no fui a clase) no me puedo quejar la verdad. me quedan 3, todos seguidos, y luego septiembres, yuju!
tu lo llevas bien no?
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