Der Kuckuck und der Esel
“Der Kuckuck und der Esel” tells the story of an obsessed author with wit, toughness and social relevance. He tells of the destructive influence of television channels on German cinema and of the furious power to rebel against it. The film also tells the story of the idiosyncratic Weitzmann family, who live in the countryside near Berlin. Ten years ago, after the death of his mother, the author Conrad Weitzmann, who until then had had little success, decided to make a film of his parents’ love story. For him, it is the greatest love story of mankind, the filming of which the ancient father should damn …
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Credits
Cast: Joost Siedhoff, Thilo Prothmann, Jan Henrik Stahlberg, Marie Schöneburg, Gertie Honeck
Screenplay: Andreas Arnstedt, Horst Fichte
Director: Andreas Arnstedt
Camera: Moritz Anton
Composer: David Orlowsky Trio, Nicolette Richter
Editing: Sylvain Coutandin
Production design: Stefan Rohde
Props: Josef “Zeppy” Hausstätter, David Peichl
Costume: Marthe Labes, Sarah Marleen Methner
Mask: Ninette “Nini” Hennig, Gesa-Lina Wasle
Sound: Julian Cropp
Mix: Manfred Mvié Bauche
Production management: Stefanie Kömm
Co-producer: Andreas Arnstedt
Producer: Martin Lehwald, Marcos Kantis, Michal Pokorny
Production year: 2014
Preise
New German Cinema Award 2014
Festivalteilnahmen
- Zurich Film Festival
- São Paulo Int. Film Festival
- Hof Film Days
- Attention Berlin
