''Hilde'' is a 2009

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directed by Kai Wessel and starring

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. It depicts the life of the German actress

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Plot

In 1966 Hildegard Knef returns to Germany. While she prepares for a concert she thinks back to the beginnings of her career. Flashbacks show how she became an actress and then started a second career as a singer.

Cast

: David Cameron *

: Else Bongers *

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: Frieda Knef * Trystan Wyn Puetter: Kurt Hirsch * Michael Gwisdek: grandfather *

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: Ricci Blum * Anian Zollner:

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* Sylvester Groth:

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: step-father * Hary Prinz:

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: David O. Selznick

Reception

Kirk Honeycutt's wrote "Hilde" was an "outstanding biopic about Hildegard Knef with a captivating performance" by Heike Makatsch but also felt the screenplay was "at times superficial". Variety's Derek Elley attested Heike Makatsch a "remarkably cohesive performance" which was true to each "physical mannerism" of Hildegard Knef. "Easy on the eyes but rarely going more than skin-deep" was his roundup.

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* * * 2009 films 2009 biographical drama films 2000s German-language films Films set in Berlin Films set in West Germany Films set in the United States Films shot in Cologne Films scored by Martin Todsharow Biographical films about actors German biographical drama films Films set in the 1940s Films set in the 1950s Films set in the 1960s 2009 drama films 2000s German films {{bio-film-stub