Hilde (film) explained

Hilde
Director:	Kai Wessel
Producer:	Judy Tossell Jens Meurer
Starring:	Heike Makatsch
Music:	Martin Todsharow
Cinematography:	Hagen Bogdanski
Editing:	Tina Freitag
Runtime:	137 minutes
Country:	Germany
Language:	German

Hilde is a 2009 German biographical film directed by Kai Wesseland starring Heike Makatsch, Dan Stevens and Monica Bleibtreu.^[1] It depicts the life of the German actress Hildegard Knef.

Plot

In 1966 Hildegard Knef returns to Germany. While she prepares for a concert she thinks back to the beginnings of her career. Flashbacks show how she became an actress and then started a second career as a singer.

Cast

• Heike Makatsch

Hildegard Knef

• Dan Stevens

David Cameron

• Monica Bleibtreu

Else Bongers

• Hanns Zischler

Erich Pommer

• Johanna Gastdorf

Frieda Knef

• Trystan Wyn Puetter

Kurt Hirsch

• Michael Gwisdek

grandfather

• Roger Cicero

Ricci Blum

• Anian Zollner

Ewald von Demandowsky

• Sylvester Groth

Boleslaw Barlog

• Fritz Roth

step-father

• Hary Prinz

Willi Forst

• Jeroen Willems

Anatole Litvak

• Stanley Townsend

David O. Selznick

Reception

Kirk Honeycutt's wrote "Hilde" was an "outstanding biopic about Hildegard Knef with a captivating performance" by Heike Makatsch but also felt the screenplay was "at times superficial".^[2] Variety's Derek Elley attested Heike Makatsch a "remarkably cohesive performance" which was true to each "physical mannerism" of Hildegard Knef. "Easy on the eyes but rarely going more than skin-deep" was his roundup.^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023010541/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/854878 BFI.org
2. Web site: Review: Film Review: Hilde. Honeycutt, Kirk. The Hollywood Reporter. 2009-02-13. 2013-08-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20140420041559/http://www.pastdeadline.com/hr/film-reviews/film-review-hilde-1003941626.story. 20 April 2014. dead.
3. Web site: Review: Review: Hilde. Elley, Derek. Variety. 2009-02-24. 2013-08-18.