Gripsholm (Film)
- Ulrich Noethen: Kurt
- Heike Makatsch: Princess
- Jasmin Tabatabai: Billie
- Rudolf Wessely: Editor in Chief / Publisher
- Marcus Thomas: Carlie
- Horst Krause: General
- Leif Liljeroth: Baron Valberg
- Inger Nilsson: Woman Andersson
- Anette Felber: Frau Adriani
- Sara Föttinger: Ada
- Katharina Blaschke: Gaunt niece
- Gerlinde Klug: Mute niece
- Giora Seeliger: Colleague
- Lena Reichmuth: colleague (as Bernarda Reichmuth )
- Christiane Brammer: Temporary
Gripsholm is a German film adaptation of Xavier Koller from the year 2000. It is based on the story Gripsholm Castle. A summer story that Kurt Tucholsky published in 1931, and this is mixed with scenes from the biography Tucholsky. Nevertheless, he does not, however, strictly to the historical facts.
Action
The Berlin writer Kurt has been commissioned in 1932 by his publisher to write a light summer story, as his political writings are not well received in the course of the strengthened nationalism. With his girlfriend Lydia, which he calls Princess, he travels to the Swedish Strängnäs where the pair of Gripsholm Castle enjoys the summer idyll until after some time, Kurt's boyfriend shows up Carlie. From his experiences Kurt that in Berlin he faces a process. Then the writer chooses to remain in exile in Sweden.
Production
The original script was designed by Stefan Kolditz, however withdrew his name after director Koller altered parts of the script without proper authorization.
The film was produced, which had a budget of about 11.5 million marks, with funds from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Publication
The shooting took place in 1999, but the film was only on 16 November 2000 in the cinemas. To celebrate the release, first 150 copies were distributed. In addition, Gripsholm was shown at the 2001 Berlin Film Festival.
Reviews
During the evening paper the film criticized in particular because of its distance from historical facts and only praised the scene image and the camera, the Swiss magazine found the film, by the mixture of Roman and biography Tucholsky arises an atmospherically consistent time frame. According to the dictionary of the International film Gripsholm craftsmanship is excellent and confident in individual scenes. The total act is through the blending of biographical sketch and fictional plot but contradictory.
Praised be of various critics, the acting performances, especially by Heike Makatsch as a princess. Cinema referred Gripsholm as Makatschs breakthrough as a character actress.