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{{about||the 1923 silent film|The Buddenbrooks (1923 film)|the 1959 film|The Buddenbrooks (1959 film)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Buddenbrooks
| name = Buddenbrooks
| image =
| image = Buddenbrooks poster.png
| caption =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Heinrich Breloer]]
| director = [[Heinrich Breloer]]
| producer = {{ubl|Michael Hild | Jan S. Kaiser | Uschi Reich | Winka Wulff}}
| producer = {{ubl|Michael Hild | Jan S. Kaiser | Uschi Reich | Winka Wulff}}
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| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Buddenbrooks]]''|[[Thomas Mann]]}}
| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Buddenbrooks]]''|[[Thomas Mann]]}}
| starring = {{ubl|[[Jessica Schwarz]] | [[Mark Waschke]] | [[August Diehl]] | [[Armin Mueller-Stahl]] | [[Iris Berben]]}}
| starring = {{ubl|[[Jessica Schwarz]] | [[Mark Waschke]] | [[August Diehl]] | [[Armin Mueller-Stahl]] | [[Iris Berben]]}}
| music = Hans Peter Ströer
| music = [[Hans Peter Ströer]]
| cinematography = [[Gernot Roll]]
| cinematography = [[Gernot Roll]]
| editing = Barbara von Weitershausen
| editing = Barbara von Weitershausen
| distributor = [[Warner Bros.]]
| studio = [[Bavaria Film]]
| distributor = [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|2008|12|25}}
| released = {{Film date|2008|12|25|df=y}}
| runtime = 150 minutes
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = Germany
| country = Germany
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'''''Buddenbrooks''''', released also as '''''Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family''''', is a [[2008 in film|2008]] [[Cinema of Germany|German]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Heinrich Breloer]], adapted from the 1901 [[Buddenbrooks|novel of the same name]] by [[Thomas Mann]]. It stars [[Armin Mueller-Stahl]] as the family's patriarch Consul Jean Buddenbrook, [[Iris Berben]] as his wife Bethsy Buddenbrook, and [[Jessica Schwarz]], [[Mark Waschke]] and [[August Diehl]] as their children Tony, Thomas and Christian Buddenbrook, respectively.
'''''Buddenbrooks''''', released also as '''''Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family''''', is a [[2008 in film|2008]] [[Cinema of Germany|German]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Heinrich Breloer]], adapted from the 1901 [[Buddenbrooks|novel of the same name]] by [[Thomas Mann]]. Set in the 19th century, the film portrays the decline of a wealthy family of grain merchants in [[Lübeck]], the Buddenbrooks, and with them a whole way of life as Germany changed radically. It stars [[Armin Mueller-Stahl]] as the family's patriarch Consul Jean Buddenbrook, [[Iris Berben]] as his wife Bethsy Buddenbrook, and [[Jessica Schwarz]], [[Mark Waschke]] and [[August Diehl]] as their children Tony, Thomas, and Christian Buddenbrook, respectively.


''Buddenbrooks'' was released in Germany on 25 December 2008, and by July 2009 it was seen by more than 1.2million viewers.<ref name="ffa">{{cite news|url=http://www.ffa.de/index.php?page=filmhitlisten&language=&typ=7&jahr=2009&&st=80 |language=German |title=Filmhitliste: Monat Juli 2009 |work=FFA |accessdate=25 August 2012 |date=July 2009}}</ref> The film had its American premiere at the [[Seattle International Film Festival]] in June 2009.<ref name="siff">{{cite news |url=http://www.siff.net/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=28947&fid=123 |title=''Buddenbrooks''|work=[[Seattle International Film Festival]] |date=June 2009 |accessdate=25 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105154125/http://www.siff.net/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=28947&FID=123 |archivedate=5 January 2011 }}</ref> In 2010, it was released as a two–episode [[television miniseries]], which was shown on the [[Arte]] on 23 and 24 December,<ref name="dwdl1">{{cite news|url=http://www.dwdl.de/zahlenzentrale/29504/arte_feiert_groen_erfolg_mit_den_buddenbrooks/ |title=Arte feiert großen Erfolg mit den ''Buddenbrooks''|first=Alexander |last=Krei |date=24 December 2010 |accessdate=25 August 2012 |language=German |work=DWDL.de}}</ref> and on the [[Das Erste]] on 27 and 28 December.<ref name="dwdl2">{{cite news|url=http://www.dwdl.de/zahlenzentrale/29531/buddenbrooks_im_ersten_nur_noch_maue_quoten/ |title=''Buddenbrooks'': Im Ersten nur noch maue Quoten |date=28 December 2010 |work=DWDL.de |language=German |accessdate=25 August 2012 |first=Uwe |last=Mantel}}</ref>
''Buddenbrooks'' was released in Germany on 25 December 2008, and by July 2009 it was seen by more than 1.2million viewers.<ref name="ffa">{{cite news|url=http://www.ffa.de/index.php?page=filmhitlisten&language=&typ=7&jahr=2009&&st=80 |language=German |title=Filmhitliste: Monat Juli 2009 |work=FFA |accessdate=25 August 2012 |date=July 2009}}</ref> The film had its American premiere at the [[Seattle International Film Festival]] in June 2009.<ref name="siff">{{cite news |url=http://www.siff.net/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=28947&fid=123 |title=''Buddenbrooks''|work=[[Seattle International Film Festival]] |date=June 2009 |accessdate=25 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105154125/http://www.siff.net/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=28947&FID=123 |archivedate=5 January 2011 }}</ref> In 2010, it was released as a two–episode [[television miniseries]], which was shown on the [[Arte]] on 23 and 24 December,<ref name="dwdl1">{{cite news|url=http://www.dwdl.de/zahlenzentrale/29504/arte_feiert_groen_erfolg_mit_den_buddenbrooks/ |title=Arte feiert großen Erfolg mit den ''Buddenbrooks''|first=Alexander |last=Krei |date=24 December 2010 |accessdate=25 August 2012 |language=German |work=DWDL.de}}</ref> and on the [[Das Erste]] on 27 and 28 December.<ref name="dwdl2">{{cite news|url=http://www.dwdl.de/zahlenzentrale/29531/buddenbrooks_im_ersten_nur_noch_maue_quoten/ |title=''Buddenbrooks'': Im Ersten nur noch maue Quoten |date=28 December 2010 |work=DWDL.de |language=German |accessdate=25 August 2012 |first=Uwe |last=Mantel}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
The film tells the story of the Buddenbrook family over three generations — Jean Buddenbrook and his wife Bethsy; their sons Thomas and Christian; their daughter Tony; and Thomas' son Hanno. Even though he dearly loves them, Jean Buddenbrook expects his children to subordinate their personal happiness to the welfare of the family firm. The first to learn this is Tony who, after a holiday romance with a medical student from a modest family, is married off to Bendix Grünlich, a prominent businessman in Hamburg who shortly after goes bankrupt: Jean brings her home.
''Buddenbrooks'' portrays the decline of a wealthy merchant family of [[Lübeck]], the Buddenbrooks, through three generations — Consul Johann "Jean" Buddenbrook ([[Armin Mueller-Stahl]]) and his wife Elisabeth "Bethsy" Buddenbrook ([[Iris Berben]]); their children Thomas ([[Mark Waschke]]), Christian ([[August Diehl]]) and Antonie "Tony" Buddenbrook ([[Jessica Schwarz]]); and Thomas' son Hanno (Raban Bieling).


Even though he dearly loves them, Consul Buddenbrook expects his children to subordinate their personal happiness to the welfare of the family firm. The first to learn this is Tony, who is married off to Bendix Grünlich ([[Justus von Dohnányi]]), a businessman from [[Hamburg]]. Her brothers have meanwhile learned the trade in [[Amsterdam]] and [[London]]. Crushed by Tony's marital disaster and several unlucky transactions, Jean Buddenbrook makes over the business to his eldest, Thomas. Thomas marries the Dutch heiress Gerda (Léa Bosco), a passionate violin player, although he does not love her. After having spent time in Valparaiso, Christian returns to Lübeck. Thomas soon learns that his brother is much more interested in the theatre and actress Aline ([[Nina Proll]]) than in the company, which causes a rift between the brothers. Seeing that she cannot heal it, their mother admonishes them to at least conceal it from society.
Her brothers have meanwhile been learning their trade in Amsterdam and London. Crushed by Tony's marital disaster and several unlucky transactions, Jean Buddenbrook makes over the business to Thomas, the elder son. Thomas leaves his secret mistress, a florist's assistant, and although he does not love her marries Gerda, a Dutch heiress who is more interested in playing the violin and in consorting with aristocrats. After having spent time in Valparaiso, Christian returns to Lübeck but shows no interest in the firm, preferring to drink and haunt the theatre, especially the actress Aline. The patriarch Jean dies, and his widow Bethsy holds the family together.

The divorced Tony catches the eye of Alois Permaneder, a cheerful Bavarian hop merchant who marries her and takes her off to his home in Munich. His fondness for drink and for the maid leads her to return shortly to Lübeck. She suggests to Thomas that he could expand the business by buying grain before harvest from the estates of Prussian aristocrats. He buys a whole crop that is than destroyed by hail, losing all his outlay and denting his reputation.

Gerda at length gives birth to a son Hanno, who proves to be a gifted musician but has no interest in the family or the business. Thomas is elected a senator, like his father but, after the extraction of a troublesome tooth, collapses and dies. His will requires that the near-moribund firm be liquidated. Hanno dies in his teens and Gerda returns to the Netherlands. Tony and Christian, after selling the family home and contents, go their separate ways.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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* [[Armin Mueller-Stahl]] as Consul Johann "Jean" Buddenbrook
* [[Armin Mueller-Stahl]] as Consul Johann "Jean" Buddenbrook
* [[Iris Berben]] as Elisabeth "Bethsy" Buddenbrook
* [[Iris Berben]] as Elisabeth "Bethsy" Buddenbrook
* {{Interlanguage link|Léa Bosco|fr}} as Gerda Buddenbrook
* {{Interlanguage link|Léa Bosco|de}} as Gerda Buddenbrook
* [[Alexander Fehling]] as Morten Schwarzkopf
* [[Alexander Fehling]] as Morten Schwarzkopf
* [[Justus von Dohnányi]] as Bendix Grünlich
* [[Justus von Dohnányi]] as Bendix Grünlich
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| [[Bavarian Film Awards (Production Design)|Production and Costume Design]]
| [[Bavarian Film Awards (Production Design)|Production and Costume Design]]
| Götz Weidner <br /> Barbara Baum
| Götz Weidner <br /> Barbara Baum
| {{won}}<ref name="bayer">{{cite news |url=http://www.bayern.de/Pressemitteilungen-.1255.10187889/index.htm |archive-url=http://langzeitarchivierung.bib-bvb.de/wayback/20120801104914/http%3A//www.bayern.de/Pressemitteilungen%2D.1255.10187889/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 August 2012 |title=Ministerpräsident Horst Seehofer verleiht 30. Bayerischen Filmpreis |date=16 January 2009 |accessdate=25 August 2012 |language=German |work=www.bayern.de }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| {{won}}<ref name="bayer">{{cite news |url=http://www.bayern.de/Pressemitteilungen-.1255.10187889/index.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719034715/http://www.bayern.de/Pressemitteilungen-.1255.10187889/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 July 2012 |title=Bayerisches Landesportal: Ministerpräsident Horst Seehofer verleiht 30. Bayerischen Filmpreis / Ehrenpreis an den Filmkünstler Peter Schamoni / Produzentenpreis für die Filme “John Rabe” und “Der Baader Meinhof-Komplex” |date=16 January 2009 |accessdate=25 August 2012 |language=German |work=www.bayern.de}}</ref>
|}
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Latest revision as of 21:07, 20 October 2024

This article is about the 2008 film. For the 1923 silent film, see The Buddenbrooks (1923 film). For the 1959 film, see The Buddenbrooks (1959 film).
Buddenbrooks
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHeinrich Breloer
Screenplay by
  • Heinrich Breloer
  • Horst Königstein
Based onBuddenbrooks
by Thomas Mann
Produced by
  • Michael Hild
  • Jan S. Kaiser
  • Uschi Reich
  • Winka Wulff
Starring
CinematographyGernot Roll
Edited byBarbara von Weitershausen
Music byHans Peter Ströer
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • 25 December 2008 (2008-12-25)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryGermany
Languages

Buddenbrooks, released also as Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family, is a 2008 German drama film directed by Heinrich Breloer, adapted from the 1901 novel of the same name by Thomas Mann. Set in the 19th century, the film portrays the decline of a wealthy family of grain merchants in Lübeck, the Buddenbrooks, and with them a whole way of life as Germany changed radically. It stars Armin Mueller-Stahl as the family's patriarch Consul Jean Buddenbrook, Iris Berben as his wife Bethsy Buddenbrook, and Jessica Schwarz, Mark Waschke and August Diehl as their children Tony, Thomas, and Christian Buddenbrook, respectively.

Buddenbrooks was released in Germany on 25 December 2008, and by July 2009 it was seen by more than 1.2million viewers.[1] The film had its American premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival in June 2009.[2] In 2010, it was released as a two–episode television miniseries, which was shown on the Arte on 23 and 24 December,[3] and on the Das Erste on 27 and 28 December.[4]

Plot

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The film tells the story of the Buddenbrook family over three generations — Jean Buddenbrook and his wife Bethsy; their sons Thomas and Christian; their daughter Tony; and Thomas' son Hanno. Even though he dearly loves them, Jean Buddenbrook expects his children to subordinate their personal happiness to the welfare of the family firm. The first to learn this is Tony who, after a holiday romance with a medical student from a modest family, is married off to Bendix Grünlich, a prominent businessman in Hamburg who shortly after goes bankrupt: Jean brings her home.

Her brothers have meanwhile been learning their trade in Amsterdam and London. Crushed by Tony's marital disaster and several unlucky transactions, Jean Buddenbrook makes over the business to Thomas, the elder son. Thomas leaves his secret mistress, a florist's assistant, and although he does not love her marries Gerda, a Dutch heiress who is more interested in playing the violin and in consorting with aristocrats. After having spent time in Valparaiso, Christian returns to Lübeck but shows no interest in the firm, preferring to drink and haunt the theatre, especially the actress Aline. The patriarch Jean dies, and his widow Bethsy holds the family together.

The divorced Tony catches the eye of Alois Permaneder, a cheerful Bavarian hop merchant who marries her and takes her off to his home in Munich. His fondness for drink and for the maid leads her to return shortly to Lübeck. She suggests to Thomas that he could expand the business by buying grain before harvest from the estates of Prussian aristocrats. He buys a whole crop that is than destroyed by hail, losing all his outlay and denting his reputation.

Gerda at length gives birth to a son Hanno, who proves to be a gifted musician but has no interest in the family or the business. Thomas is elected a senator, like his father but, after the extraction of a troublesome tooth, collapses and dies. His will requires that the near-moribund firm be liquidated. Hanno dies in his teens and Gerda returns to the Netherlands. Tony and Christian, after selling the family home and contents, go their separate ways.

Cast

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Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Nominated Result
Bavarian Film Awards 2008 Production and Costume Design Götz Weidner
Barbara Baum 		Won[5]

Home media

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Buddenbrooks was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 11 September 2009.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Filmhitliste: Monat Juli 2009". FFA (in German). July 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Buddenbrooks". Seattle International Film Festival. June 2009. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  3. ^ Krei, Alexander (24 December 2010). "Arte feiert großen Erfolg mit den Buddenbrooks". DWDL.de (in German). Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  4. ^ Mantel, Uwe (28 December 2010). "Buddenbrooks: Im Ersten nur noch maue Quoten". DWDL.de (in German). Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Bayerisches Landesportal: Ministerpräsident Horst Seehofer verleiht 30. Bayerischen Filmpreis / Ehrenpreis an den Filmkünstler Peter Schamoni / Produzentenpreis für die Filme "John Rabe" und "Der Baader Meinhof-Komplex"". www.bayern.de (in German). 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Buddenbrooks – Offizieller Netzauftritt". www.buddenbrooks-derfilm.de (in German). Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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