German Newsletter

Esteemed clients, dear friends of ARRI,

Enclosed, please find the most recent edition of the ARRI Film & TV newsletter, this time on the occasion of the theatrical release of director Hans Steinbichler's film Das Blaue vom Himmel, which takes us on a journey back to the 30's and 90's, and director Alexander Riedel's feature film debut Morgen das Leben, about three people attempting to jumpstart life.

Enjoy the read!

All the best,

Angela Reedwisch and Walter Brus

OPENING IN GERMAN THEATERS ON JUNE 2, 2011: DAS BLAUE VOM HIMMEL

Director: Hans Steinbichler Screenplay: Josephin Thayenthal und Robert Thayenthal DoP: Bella Halben Editor: Mona Bräuer Production Company: die film gmbh German Distributor: NFP marketing & distribution   Colorist: Manfred Turek Title Design: Lutz Lemke     ARRI Services: Lab, DI, Title Design, HD Mastering ARRI Rental: Camera, Lighting, Grip

Das Blaue vom Himmel by director Hans Steinbichler (Winterreise, Hierankl)  tells a moving story about the power of love, the impossibility of forgetting and the virtue of forgiving. The film recently won the 32nd Bavarian Film Award. Producer Uli Aselmann (die film gmbh) and Director Hans Steinbichler worked from a screenplay written by Robert and Josephin Thayenthal. The beautiful, poetic images were captured by DoP Bella Halben. The film, featuring a stellar cast that includes Hannelore Elsner, Juliane Köhler, Karoline Herfurth and David Kross, among others, will be distributed in Germany by NFP marketing & distribution.

Left: The young Marga (Karoline Herfurth) and Juris (Niklas Korth), the love of her life. Right: Sofia (Julia Köhler, left) and her mother Marga (Hannelore Elsner) have to travel all the way to Latvia to connect. © die film gmbh

Das Blaue vom Himmel is a story about the power of love and the virtue of forgiving. All her life Marga (Hannelore Elsner) has hidden her true feelings from her daughter, Sofia (Juliane Köhler). Finally, she opens up, revealing her fears, and a deep longing for her husband, Juris, who passed away several years ago. Growing increasingly forgetful, she starts to demand tenderness in a childlike way. This presents an unusual situation for Sofia, who, after barely being in contact with her mother, finds herself having to take care of someone who’s brusque one minute and funny the next. Present and then completely absent. Seemingly relieved, Marga rbegins to rid herself of her memories, talking about events from the distant past, things Sofia has never heard about. On the hunch that her mother’s past might affect her own, Sofia decides to travel to Riga with her mother. That's where Marga grew up and where she met Juris. But the more Sofia finds out about her mother, the more confused she becomes about who she is. And soon she realizes that everything her mother has told her about their shared past couldn't have been further from the truth ...

OPENING IN GERMAN THEATERS JUNE 2, 2011: MORGEN DAS LEBEN

Director: Alexander Riedel Screenplay: Bettina Timm, Alexander Riedel DoP: Martin Farkas Editor: Hansjörg Weissbrich Production Company: PelleFilm German Distributor: Movienet Film   Colorist: Andreas Lautil VFX-Artist: Stefan Tischner Title Design: Matthias Brauner     ARRI Services: Lab, DI, VFX, Title Design, HD Mastering ARRI Rental: Camera, Lighting, Grip

In Morgen das Leben, director Alexander Riedel (Draußen bleiben) tells the story of three city dwellers in a genuine and empathetic way. He relies on his experience as a documentary filmmaker and creates, with the help of his fictitious yet authentic story, a new way of storytelling. The moving images were shot by DoP Martin Farkas. Morgen das Leben was produced by PelleFilm (Producer: Bettina Timm) and is being distributed in Germany by Movienet Film.

PelleFilm entrusted ARRI Film & TV with the lab work, the Digital Intermediate (Colorist: Andreas Lautil), the visual effects (VFX-Artist: Stefan Tischner), the title design (Matthias Brauner) and the HD mastering.

ARRI Rental provided camera (ARRICAM 416), lighting and grip equipment.

© movienetfilm

Judith. Ulrike. Jochen. Three city dwellers. Three people filled with longing and the hope for a different life. Three lives that couldn't be more different, and yet share many similarities.

Judith (Judith Al Bakri), a former stewardess, lives with her young son in a new development at the outskirts of town, earning her living as a homeworker and telemarketing researcher. Ulrike (Ulrike Arnold), who recently became single again after her boyfriend left her, quits her secure but boring job working for the municipal government to find herself. Jochen (Jochen Strodthoff) moves on from doing odd jobs, hoping to be able to afford his own home as an insurance salesman.

All three lives seem derailed and provisional. They attempt to start over, make something out of their lives and give them meaning, but also to find love