Blind At Heart
Local title
Südamest pime
Original title
Die Mittagsfrau
Director
Barbara Albert
Country
Year
2023
Adapted from the novel of the same name by Julia Franck, “Blind at Heart” follows the journey of a woman named Hélène (Mala Emde) who, in the aftermath of the Second World War, is ready to do anything to start a new life. Hélène, the central character and a woman with many faces, divides her life between two men, two worlds that are far from similar.
Director
Barbara Albert
Screenwriter
Meike Hauck, Barbara Albert
Producer
Boris Ausserer, Katarzyna Ozga, Oliver Schündler, Nicolas Steil, Anne Walser
Cast
Mala Emde, Max von der Groeben, Thomas Prenn, Liliane Amuat, Fabienne Elaine Hollwege
Director of Photography
Filip Zumbrunn
Editing
Martin Arpagaus, Sophie Blöchlinger
Composer
Kyan Bayani
Production
Lucky Bird Pictures, C-Films AG, Iris Productions, Senator Film Produktion, Zweites Deusches Fernsehen
World sales
The Match Factory
Runtime
Language
Other festivals
Tokyo
Director
Barbara Albert
Barbara Albert (1970)
Filmography:
valik/selected: Nordrand (1999, Põhjas PÖFF 2000), Böse Zellen (Vabad radikaalid, PÖFF 2003), Fallen (Langedes, PÖFF 2006), Licht (Mademoiselle Paradis, PÖFF 2017), Die Mittagsfrau (Blind at Heart, 2023)
