The Atlantic Swimmers
Filmfest 2008
(Die Atlantikschwimmer)
Federal Republic of Germany 1975
(Original: German)
Director: Herbert Achternbusch
Section: Retrospective - Herbert Achternbusch
While they are vacationing in a Bavarian lakeside resort, two bored residents of Munich agree to swim the Atlantic together to win a prize. Much of this comedy of the impossible is in a version of the Bavarian dialect, as the two swim the "Atlantic," which often appears to be a mountain lake. Along with its droll dialogue in the tradition of Karl Valentin, the film‘s imagery is reminiscent of the paintings of Caspar David Friedrich.
Clarke Fountain, www.allmovie.com
Cast: Heinz Braun, Herbert Achternbusch, Alois Hitzenbichler, Josef Bierbichler, Margarethe von Trotta
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Director: Herbert Achternbusch
