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Das Totenreich

1986 · 1 season

A quiet, talk-heavy chamber drama of illness and fading will, slow and somber, rewarding close attention.

Created by
Karin Brandauer
Genres
Drama
Starring
Vadim Glowna, Irm Hermann, Peter Kern
Overview
Denmark, by the end of the 19th century. Gov. Dihmer gives his resignation because of his illness. Two friends, a pastor and a physician, try to awaken his willpower and transcend a journey to Italy. Meanwhile, in the homeland, there are political breakthroughs that make little hope for new times.

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Created by
Karin Brandauer
Genres
Drama
Starring
Vadim Glowna, Irm Hermann, Peter Kern
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • friendship
  • faith
  • fate
Places
  • single country house
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Karin Brandauer
Written by
Herbert Asmodi
Starring
Vadim Glowna, Irm Hermann, Peter Kern, Michael König, Leslie Malton, Richard Münch, Kurt Raab, Siemen Rühaak
Music
Jan Garbarek
Cinematography
Odd-Geir Sæther
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes
Network
Das Erste
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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