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The German lesson / Wild Bunch presents ; a Network Movie, Senator Film Köln production ; in coproduction with ZDF ; a film by Christian Schwochow ; written by Heide Schwochow ; producers, Jutta Lieck-Klenke, Dietrich Kluge, Ulf Israel.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: DVD7142 | MPI Media GroupLanguage: German, English Original language: German Subtitle language: English Publisher: [Orland Park, IL] : MPI Media Group, [2020]Description: 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Uniform titles:
  • Deutschstunde (Motion picture)
Related works:
  • Motion picture adaptation of (work): Lenz, Siegfried, 1926-2014. Deutschstunde
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Cinematography, Frank Lamm ; editor, Jens Klüber ; music, Lorenz Dangel.
Cast: Ulrich Noethen, Tobias Moretti, Levi Eisenblätter, Johanna Wokalek, Sonja Richter, Maria Dragus, Tom Gronau, Louis Hoffman.Summary: Siggi Jepsen, a young man in juvenile detention, must write an essay on "The Joys Of Duty" as part of his punishment. The topic overwhelms Siggi so much, he suffers at first from writer's block. Once put in solitary confinement, he finds the clarity to recount his childhood during the war in a small north-German village. His memories focus on his relationship with his father, a police officer of the village and a family friend and expressionist painter.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD WORLD GERMAN L Available 33111009908332
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Siggi Jepsen, a young man in juvenile detention, must write an essay on 'The Joys Of Duty' as part of his punishment. The topic overwhelms Siggi so much, he suffers at first from writer's block. Once put in solitary confinement, he finds the clarity to recount his childhood during the war in a small north-German village. His memories focus on his relationship with his father, a police officer of the village and a family friend and expressionist painter.

DVD, NTSC, region 1; wide screen, Dolby digital 5.1.

German or English dialogue; English subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

Ulrich Noethen, Tobias Moretti, Levi Eisenblätter, Johanna Wokalek, Sonja Richter, Maria Dragus, Tom Gronau, Louis Hoffman.

Cinematography, Frank Lamm ; editor, Jens Klüber ; music, Lorenz Dangel.

Container incorrectly reports Region Code 2.

Based on the novel by Siegfried Lenz.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2019.

Wide screen.

Not rated.

Siggi Jepsen, a young man in juvenile detention, must write an essay on "The Joys Of Duty" as part of his punishment. The topic overwhelms Siggi so much, he suffers at first from writer's block. Once put in solitary confinement, he finds the clarity to recount his childhood during the war in a small north-German village. His memories focus on his relationship with his father, a police officer of the village and a family friend and expressionist painter.

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