Search - Heimat, Vol. 3: A Chronicle of Endings and Beginnings on DVD

The End of The Road in More Ways Than One

Ronald Chase Sf Film | San Francisco, CA USA | 12/31/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Well, what did I expect? After the almost 40 hours I've invested in HEIMAT 1 & 2, the only reward that would invigorate me is utter brilliance. Of, course, I'm disappointed. That pedestrian meeting of the two thwarted lovers that opens it; too many scenes that play like sit-com,and also the theme---
our lovers decide to restore a house next to their roots, and to entertain their friends there. Are you already asleep? Here, you can thank the auxiliary characters for pulling the films along--the East German workers who come to rebuild the house, the quarreling Russians, etc. Alas, the family spats and misunderstandings seem much too familiar--they've been covered in countless mediocre films. Only FOLLOW ME echoes the power and glory of the former series, as it concerns the story of a Bosnian teenager and possible heir. Everything else meanders on to its less than inspired conclusion. One of the biggest disappointments was its loss of visual integrity--so much of the footage looked like "business as usual". I got to the end of the road, but both my energy and the film's were left behind in the dust."

ExcellentVery realistic documentation

Mark Faust | Florida | 12/19/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Very realistic documentation about the years in Germany from 1989 to the year 2000. For me personally it was especially interesting to watch, because I have lived in the Hunsrueck area and the series has brought back many memories. The translation (subtitles) is not very good, but I did not have to worry about it, because I followed the German language."