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Flaming Hearts
''Flaming Hearts'' (german: Flammende Herzen) is a 1978 West German drama film directed by Walter Bockmayer and Rolf Bührmann. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival. Michael Rother produced the music for the film which was released the previous year as his debut solo album ''Flammende Herzen''. Plot Peter Huber (Peter Kern), the proprietor of a Bavarian corner newsstand, wins a free trip to New York City in a magazine contest, he is overjoyed. Filled with romantic ideas from the movies, his actual encounter with the gritty realities of the Big Apple are sobering. Nonetheless, he is in for the adventure of his life. First, he meets Karola Faber (Barbara Valentin), the German wife of a U.S. G.I. who has found life in the States not all it's cracked up to be: she has left her husband and makes her living through prostitution. Peter and Karola visit the local German émigré community's Oktoberfest, and win the festival's King and Queen crown. Their priz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Bockmayer
Walter Bockmayer (4 July 1948 – 7 October 2014) was a German film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed seven films between 1975 and 1988. His 1978 film '' Flaming Hearts'' was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival. He died of lung cancer in 2014. Selected filmography Director *' (1977) *'' Flaming Hearts'' (1978) (Deutscher Filmpreis: Filmband in Silber (Enten-Produktion)) *' (1981) (Deutscher Filmpreis: Filmband in Gold) *' (1983) *' (1988) Actor *''In a Year of 13 Moons ''In a Year of 13 Moons'' (german: In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden) is a 1978 West German drama film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder and starring Volker Spengler. The film was made in response to the suicide of Fassbinder's lover at the time, ...'' (1978), as Seelenfrieda *''Im Himmel ist die Hölle los'' (1984), as Marianne Sommer *' (1988), as Christel von der Post References External links * 1948 births 2014 deaths People from Pirmasens Film people from Rhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |