Assistant Pastor Josef Mohr arrived in Oberndorf in 1818. In a time of political upheaval and economic hardship he writes a Christmas carol together with the teacher Franz Gruber. The main roles in Franz Xaver Bogners fictive history of the most famous Christmas song in the world "Das ewige Lied"...
"Did you ever fall in love with me?" - that was how the popular comedian Max Hansen ironically yet endearingly attacked Adolf Hitler as a homosexual. In the late 1920s Hansen was forced to leave Germany. The multi-talented entertainer lost his audience and was never again to be seen on a German...
Joseph Vilsmaier documentary BAVARIA - dream journey through Bavaria is the first major documentary film about Germany's most beautiful open country. At the same time it is a journey through the history of the region, its traditions, customs and traditions.
A German-born director of an American television station travels through Bavaria with a folk music impresario to do research for a show to be broadcast directly to the United States. He comes into contact with all kinds of people and all kinds of different expressions of Bavarian folk music.
With his unmistakable melodic style, Hans-Jürgen Buchner, alias Haindling, is a cult figure in Bavaria and beyond. The film "Haindling" will now - on his 70th birthday in December 2014 - be the first cinema documentary about this outstanding musician. Hans-Jürgen Buchner grants exclusive access...
