Switzerland / Sep 02, 1985 / FSK12
a story of love without bonds.
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Höhenfeuer |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | Switzerland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Walter Schnoch, Langfilm |
| Release date | 2 settembre 1985 |
| Production | Lutz Kleinselbeck, Bernard Lang, Joachim von Mengershausen |
| Writer | Fredi M. Murer |
| Editing | Helena Gerber, Manuela Stingelin |
| Cinematography | Pio Corradi |
| Assistant directors | Fredi M. Murer, Corinna Glaus |
| Camera operators | Pio Corradi |
| Additional photography | Pio Corradi |
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| Production design | Willi Kopp |
| Art direction | Willi Kopp |
| Set decoration | Willi Kopp |
| Music | Mario Beretta, Jörn Poetzl, Peter Begert |
| Sound | Mario Beretta, Jörn Poetzl, Peter Begert |
| Costume design | Greta Roderer, Iris Kettner |
| Makeup | Iris Kettner, Greta Roderer |
| Hairstyling | Greta Roderer, Iris Kettner |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Oct 10, 1985 / R
Germany / Jan 30, 1986 / 12
France / Apr 02, 1986
Digital
Switzerland / Oct 10, 2019
Physical media
France / May 12, 2006 / DVD
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