Fünf letzte Tage

Fünf letzte Tage (The five last days) is a German film about Sophie Scholl, the resistance fighter of the Weiße Rose. The film was directed by Percy Adlon, who also wrote the script. Eleonore Adlon was the producer, and Horst Lermer the cinematographer. The music was taken from Franz Schubert. It was released on 16 October 1982, and was first shown on public television on 20 February 1983. The film received national and international awards for actors and direction.

Plot[]

While the film Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage deals with the last days of Sophie Scholl from her own perspective, Percy Adlon looked at her last five days from the perspective of Else Gebel, a Christian socialist imprisoned with her. The film is focused on the women's situation, exhaustion and relationship, not on Gestapo interrogations and the court process.

Roles[]

• Lena Stolze: Sophie Scholl
• Irm Hermann: Else Gebel
• Michael Cornelius: Hans Scholl
• : Civil servant G.
•  [de]: Mahr
•  [de]: Philip
•  [de]: Watchman 1
•  [de]
•  [de]: Watchman 2
•  [de]: Public defender

Reception[]

The  [de] noted: "Strict, reserved and detached, a character study in the style of a psychological chamber play that does without narrative embellishment and spectacular dramatisation." ("Streng, zurückhaltend und distanziert inszenierte Charakterstudie im Stil eines psychologischen Kammerspiels, die auf narrative Ausschmückung und spektakuläre Dramatisierung verzichtet.")^[1] The journal  [de] described the film as a "brittle chamber play in pale colours" ("... sprödes Kammerspiel in bleichen Farben").^[2]

Awards[]

• Deutscher Filmpreis 1983:
  • Filmband in Gold in the category "Best acting" for Irm Hermann
  • Filmband in Gold in the category "Best acting" for Lena Stolze
  • Filmband in Silver in the category "Full-length drama film"
• Venice Film Festival 1982: OCIC-Preis
• Jugendfilmfestival Cannes 1983: Prix des Jeunes
• Bayerischer Filmpreis: Regiepreis

References[]

External links[]

• Fünf letzte Tage at IMDb
• Fünf letzte Tage kinowelt-international.de