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Homesick for You

1952 · 92 min

A nostalgic, song-filled look back at friendship and lost years, gentle and sentimental rather than gripping.

Directed by
Robert A. Stemmle
Genres
Music, Drama
Starring
Margot Hielscher, Peter Pasetti, Josefin Kipper
Overview
Five musicians form in pre-war Berlin a dance band, which is largely successful thanks to the singer Marion. When love rivalries break out among the musicians and the Second World War begins, they are scattered in all directions. After the war, a coincidence brings them together again.

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Directed by
Robert A. Stemmle
Genres
Music, Drama
Starring
Margot Hielscher, Peter Pasetti, Josefin Kipper
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • friendship
  • love
  • war
  • rebellion
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism6
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
music, drama
Directed by
Robert A. Stemmle
Written by
Robert A. Stemmle, Aldo von Pinelli
Starring
Margot Hielscher, Peter Pasetti, Josefin Kipper, Peter Mosbacher, Walter Gross, Wilfried Seyferth, Wolfgang Lukschy, Rita Paul
Music
Heino Gaze
Cinematography
Igor Oberberg
Runtime
92 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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