Autumn Milk

1989 1h 51m DE

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7.9

BANGER

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6.8

IMDB

★7.9TMDB · 13★6.8IMDB · 485

Drama

Synopsis

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With the death of her mother, eight-year-old Anna ends her childhood: From now on, she has to look after the nine-member family. Deprivation-rich years, which also find no end when Anna marries: Her husband Albert must be a soldier in the Second World War, and the pregnant Anna has to work hard in the farm and care sick relatives. Lonely and exposed to the harassment of the tyrannical mother-in-law, she waits for Albert, with no certainty that he will ever return.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Dana Vávrová
Anna Wimschneider
Werner Stocker
Albert Wimschneider
Claude-Oliver Rudolph
Kreisleiter
Eva Mattes
Fotografin
Ilona Mayer
Resl
Renate Grosser
Schwiegermutter
Philipp Moog
Soldat
Klára Lidová
Anna Wimschneider (8 Jahre)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joseph Vilsmaier
Writers: Peter Steinbach
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joseph Vilsmaier, shot by Joseph Vilsmaier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Enjott Schneider. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ingrid Broszat shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Dana Vávrová and Werner Stocker and Claude-Oliver Rudolph carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0095295 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Joseph Vilsmaier directs. Joseph Vilsmaier behind the camera. Enjott Schneider scores. Ingrid Broszat cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Joseph Vilsmaier, shot by Joseph Vilsmaier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Enjott Schneider. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Ingrid Broszat shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Dana Vávrová and Werner Stocker and Claude-Oliver Rudolph carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0095295 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.