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There is no doubt that
writer and director Edgar Reitz's combined series of "Heimat"
surmounts to the most important contribution ever to world film
and television drama.
Since production started around 1980, Heimat has been twenty five
years in the making. The three parts combined sum up to fifty
four hours, creating the compelling story of five generations
of the Simon family, based in the fictitious German village of
Schabbach. The story begins in 1919 at the end of World War One,
and continues through the rise and fall of the Third Reich, the
political and social issues of the 1960's, (which ties in the
German arts and music scene) the fall of the Berlin Wall and finally
concludes with the millennium.
Heimat was finally completed in 2004, and is hailed as the finest
television drama / arthouse epic ever made. From both inside Germany
and throughout the world, this series has changed peoples lives;
who reflect on the emotions of love, loss, and humanity so wonderfully
portrayed in this carefully paced, beautifully photographed and
highly absorbing drama.
The three Heimat DVD sets are impeccably presented in book-style
bindings - and collectively offer a superb library addition for
any connoisseur of long-standing, quality drama.
(Double 5 Star)
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