Das Herz ist ein dunkler Wald

  • 90'
  • Germany
  • 2007
When the young Marie, the mother of two children, one day follows her husband to bring him his violin, she finds out that he leads a shadow life not far from home with another woman and child. Her world falls apart. What follows in this second feature by the actress Nicolette Krebitz is not a psychological and realistic drama, but a realistic dramatic subject. That is the starting point for a strange cinematographic adventure. Alongside the realistic everyday sequences we see unfold - in theatre dialogues, situated in a bare set on an existing stage - the quarrels that in reality are not fought out. At the masked ball where the adulterous man has to perform, surrealistic plot developments start. The basic conflict is not new, on the contrary. Krebitz presents an inventive, contemporary portrayal of an age-old cliché: a woman who is deceived by her man and takes revenge. Somewhere in the middle of the film, Marie refers to Medea and as the film takes its course, she increasingly takes on her form.


  • 90'
  • Germany
  • 2007
Director
Nicolette Krebitz
Premiere
International premiere
Country of production
Germany
Year
2007
Festival Edition
IFFR 2008
Length
90'
Medium
35mm
International title
The Heart Is a Dark Forest
Language
German
Producers
Tom Tykwer, Doris J. Heinze
Production Companies
X-Filme Creative Pool GmbH, NDR - Norddeutscher Rundfunk
Sales
The Match Factory GmbH
Screenplay
Nicolette Krebitz
Cinematography
Bella Halben
Editor
Sara Schilde
Production Design
Sylvester Koziolek, Christel Rehm
Sound Design
Martin Müller
Music
Fetisch, Whitest Boy Alive
Cast
Nina Hoss, Devid Striesow
Website
http://the-match-factory.com/films/items/the-heart-is-a-dark-forest.html
Director
Nicolette Krebitz
Premiere
International premiere
Country of production
Germany
Year
2007
Festival Edition
IFFR 2008
Length
90'
Medium
35mm
International title
The Heart Is a Dark Forest
Language
German
Producers
Tom Tykwer, Doris J. Heinze
Production Companies
X-Filme Creative Pool GmbH, NDR - Norddeutscher Rundfunk
Sales
The Match Factory GmbH
Screenplay
Nicolette Krebitz
Cinematography
Bella Halben
Editor
Sara Schilde
Production Design
Sylvester Koziolek, Christel Rehm
Sound Design
Martin Müller
Music
Fetisch, Whitest Boy Alive
Cast
Nina Hoss, Devid Striesow
Website
http://the-match-factory.com/films/items/the-heart-is-a-dark-forest.html