Based on a WW II legend: A German soldier awaiting his doom in the pocket of Stalingrad spots an undamaged piano in the no-man’s land between the lines. The urge to play one more time becomes irresistible. -Appassionata- is inspired by an army postal service letter send by a German soldier from Stalingrad to his wife. The movie tells of the short moments in which soldiers try to escape the demons of war - of those rare instants in which longings and emotions out dare the maelstrom of daily cruelty and humanity wins over the frenzy of war. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.9/10 | |
Released: | January 1, 2008 | |
Runtime: | 16 min | |
Genres: | Drama Short | |
Companies: | Grand Hotel Pictures | |
Cast: | Marcel Miller Sebastian Ströbel Sönke Möhring Andreas Diekmann | |
Crew: | Balthasar von Weymarn Mirko Echghi-Ghamsari | |
Sassinak : JHC