Alpine Fire (1985)
Höhenfeuer (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 1h 59min
- Drama
- 30 Jan 1986 (West Germany)
- Movie
Isolated in the Swiss Alps, a young woman who would have liked to become a teacher teaches her deaf brother arithmetic and writing. An incestuous relationship develops between them.
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- 3 wins & 2 nominations.
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Cast
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Thomas Nock | ... |
Bub / Son
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Johanna Lier | ... |
Belli / Daughter
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Dorothea Moritz | ... |
Mutter / Mother
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| Rolf Illig | ... |
Vater / Father
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Tilli Breidenbach | ... |
Großmutter / Grandmother
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Jörg Odermatt | ... |
Großvater / Grandfather
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Irene Calcagni | ... |
Belli / Daughter (voice)
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Annemarie Germann | ... |
Mutter / Mother (voice)
(as Anne Marie Germann)
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Tino Arnold | ... |
Vater / Father (voice)
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Greth Berther | ... |
Grossmutter / Grandmother (voice)
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Directed by
| Fredi M. Murer | ||
Written by
| Fredi M. Murer | ... | () |
Produced by
| Lutz Kleinselbeck | ... | co-producer: DRS |
| Bernard Lang | ... | producer |
| Alfred Richterich | ... | co-producer |
| Walter Schoch | ... | co-producer |
| Joachim von Mengershausen | ... | co-producer: WDR (as J. von Mengershausen) |
Music by
| Mario Beretta | ||
Cinematography by
| Pio Corradi | ||
Editing by
| Helena Gerber | ||
Editorial Department
| Jeannette Grossenbacher | ... | negative cutter |
| Charly Huser | ... | rushes colorist |
| Manuela Stingelin | ... | assistant editor |
| Rudolf Tresch | ... | color timer (as Ruedi Tresch) |
Production Design by
| Bernhard Sauter | ... | production designer |
Costume Design by
| Greta Roderer | ||
Makeup Department
| Iris Kettner | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Bernard Lang | ... | production manager |
| Judith Schoch | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Kurt Widmer | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Matthias von Gunten | ... | assistant director (as Mathias von Gunten) |
| Kurt Widmer | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Willi Kopp | ... | set designer (as Willy Kopp) |
| Edith Peier | ... | set dresser |
| Greta Roderer | ... | set dresser |
Sound Department
| Peter Begert | ... | sound mixer |
| Florian Eidenbenz | ... | sound / synchronisation |
| Johannes Gerstengarbe | ... | synchronisation (as Hans Gerstengarbe) |
| Jörn Poetzl | ... | foley artist (as Joern Poetzl) |
Visual Effects by
| Eva Rais | ... | opticals |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Yvonn Griss | ... | second assistant camera (as Yvonne Griss) |
| Bruno Keller | ... | grip |
| Willy Kopp | ... | grip |
| Patrick Lindenmaier | ... | assistant camera |
| Werner Santschi | ... | grip |
| Martin Witz | ... | second assistant camera |
Location Management
| Judith Schoch | ... | assistant location manager |
| Kurt Widmer | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Hans Koch | ... | musician: clarinet solo |
| René Krebs-Shapiro | ... | musician: Meermschel |
| Cornella Melian | ... | musician: Vocal |
Script and Continuity Department
| Corinna Glaus | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Stefan Bucher | ... | animal wrangler |
| Agnès Chabot | ... | Press agent |
| Gaby Heiniger | ... | production secretary |
| François Vila | ... | press agent |
Production Companies
- Bernard Lang (present)
- Langfilm
- Walter Schoch (co-production)
- Alfred Richterich Stiftung (co-production)
- Schweizer Fernsehen (SF) (co-production)
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) (co-production)
- Eidgenössisches Department des Innern (support)
- MIGROS Genossenschaftsbund Zürich (support)
- Stiftung Emil Richterich-Beck (support)
Distributors
- Rex Film (1985) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Carlotta Films (2022) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Cine Saison (1986) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Les Films du Paradoxe (1986) (France) (theatrical)
- Polfilm (1990) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Vestron Pictures (1986) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Kinokuniya (2008) (Japan) (DVD)
- Vestron Video (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- filmo - Verein CH.Film (2019) (Switzerland) (video)
- trigon-film (2015) (Switzerland) (DVD) (Special Edition)
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Storyline
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A year on an Alpine farm: an older couple have two children, Belli, who wanted to be a teacher, and the younger Franzi, deaf, and although he works like a man, child-like. Belli teaches him. In his work, he can become frustrated, so when he throws an expensive mower over a cliff in a fit of pique, his father banishes him to the outskirts of the farm, where he uses pubescent energy to break rocks and build walls and cairns. (It's the tradition of the father's family, called "The Irascibles" by neighbors, to spend puberty doing this.) Belli visits him and they begin sleeping together. By winter, the boy is back in the house and Belli is pregnant. Soon her parents must know.
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