''Flaming Hearts'' (german: Flammende Herzen) is a 1978 West German
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
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 Festi ...
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
''Flammende Herzen'' (“Blazing Heart” in English) is the first studio album by the German solo artist Michael Rother. It was released in 1977 and includes the single "Flammende Herzen" b/w "Karussell". The music was used the following year to ...
''.
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 prize is a cow, which accompanies them on their further journeys in New York City.
Cast
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Peter Kern – Peter Huber
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Barbara Valentin
Barbara Valentin (born Ursula Ledersteger; 15 December 1940 – 22 February 2002) was an Austrian actress. She worked in film, often with Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
Biography
Valentin was born in 1940 as Ursula Ledersteger in Vienna, Austria. He ...
– Karola Faber
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Enzi Fuchs – Anna Schlätel
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Katja Rupé
Katja is a feminine given name. In Germany, the Netherlands, Flanders, and Scandinavia, it is a pet form of Katherine. Katja may refer to:
Music
*Katja Andy (1906–2013), German-American pianist
* Katja Ebstein (born 1945), German singer
*Katj ...
– Magda Weberscheid
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Anneliese Geisler – Frau Geisler
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Peter Geisler
Peter Geisler is a Germans, German clarinetist. He was a member of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Scharoun Ensemble. He plays on an Öhler system clarinet.
Discography
*''Mozart: 6 Notturni; Divertimenti'', with various artists. Orfeo, 1991 ...
– Herr Geisler
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Rolf Bührmann – Conferencier
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Armin Meier
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– Fahrer
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Ila von Hasperg – Verkäuferin
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Evelyn Künneke
Evelyn Künneke (15 December 1921 – 28 April 2001) was a German singer and stage, television and film actress. She was the daughter of the famous composer Eduard Künneke.
Selected filmography
* '' Goodbye, Franziska'' (1941)
* ''Third from ...
– Sängerin im Lokal
References
External links
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1978 films
1978 comedy-drama films
West German films
1970s German-language films
German drama films
Films directed by Walter Bockmayer
Films set in New York City
1970s German films
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