Alpine Fire

"a story of love without bonds."

1985 2h 0m DE

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6.8

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IMDB

★6.8TMDB · 33★7IMDB · 1,139

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“a story of love without bonds.”

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Cast

Thomas Nock
Der Bub
Johanna Lier
Belli
Dorothea Moritz
Mutter
Rolf Illig
Vater
Tilli Breidenbach
Großmutter
Jörg Odermatt
Großvater

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fredi M. Murer
Writers: Fredi M. Murer
Languages: German
Countries: Switzerland

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ERA

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

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fredi M. Murer, shot by Pio Corradi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Helena Gerber 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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Thomas Nock and Johanna Lier and Dorothea Moritz carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "a story of love without bonds.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0093235 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 33 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fredi M. Murer directs. Pio Corradi behind the camera. Helena Gerber cuts. Produced in Switzerland. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

141 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Fredi M. Murer, shot by Pio Corradi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Helena Gerber shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Thomas Nock and Johanna Lier and Dorothea Moritz carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "a story of love without bonds.".
7IMDB entry: tt0093235 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 33 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.