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| distributor = [[The Walt Disney Company]] (Schweiz) GmbH<ref name="swissfilms">{{cite web|url=http://www.swissfilms.ch/en/information_publications/festival_search/festivaldetails/-/id_film/141903730|title=Sternenberg|publisher=swissfilms.ch|author=|date=|accessdate=2015-04-06}}</ref>
| distributor = [[The Walt Disney Company]] (Schweiz) GmbH<ref name="swissfilms">{{cite web|url=http://www.swissfilms.ch/en/information_publications/festival_search/festivaldetails/-/id_film/141903730|title=Sternenberg|publisher=swissfilms.ch|author=|date=|accessdate=2015-04-06}}</ref>
| released = {{film date|2004|4}}
| released = {{film date|2004|4}}
| runtime = 90 minutes<ref name="outnow">{{cite web|url=https://outnow.ch/Movies/2004/Sternenberg/|title=Sternenberg|accessdate=2015-04-06|language=German|work=outnow.ch}}</ref>
| runtime = 90 minutes<ref name="outnow">{{cite web|url=https://outnow.ch/Movies/2004/Sternenberg/|title=Sternenberg|accessdate=2015-04-06|language=German|work=outnow.ch|date=5 June 2007 }}</ref>
| country = Switzerland
| country = Switzerland
| language = [[Swiss German]]
| language = [[Swiss German]]
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'''''Sternenberg''''' is a 2004 Swiss German language film. It was filmed and produced at locations in the canton of Zürich respectively in Switzerland, and is starring [[Mathias Gnädinger]], [[Walo Lüönd]] and [[Stephanie Glaser]].
'''''Sternenberg''''' is a 2004 Swiss German language film. It was filmed and produced at locations in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and stars [[Mathias Gnädinger]], [[Walo Lüönd]] and [[Stephanie Glaser]].


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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== Plot (excerpt) ==
== Plot (excerpt) ==
Franz (Mathias Gnädinger) is shocked when he returns after 30 years to his hometown Sternenberg – the primary school of Sternenberg will be closed as there is a just a handful of students in the small isolated village in the [[Töss Valley]], and the teacher thus would lose her job. Franz is concerned personally, hides a secret, as the teacher, Eva Joos (Sara Capretti), is his daughter. But he did not dare to tell Eva that he is her father. And, Eva repeatedly stressed that her father was an "asshole" who has never been interested in his family; she would not want to meet him, even if she could. To help Eva and to get in touch to her, Franz decides to save the school, and practices his action in an unusual way: he subscribes as a student and assumes that he had not attended as a child full-time school. He claims now his "right to education". The trick seems to work, and the minimum number of students is reached, but it needs to ensure that the school will continuously be funded. Franz goes along with the children to school, thus Eva reacts very dismissive at first, but they getting closer...<ref name="srf-sternenberg">{{cite web|url=http://tvprogramm.srf.ch/details/58cec0ec-61bd-443e-804f-e0f7f0190425/|title=Sternenberg|publisher=[[SRF 1]]|author=|language=German|date=2015-04-05|accessdate=2015-04-06}}</ref><ref name="cineman">{{cite web|url=http://www.cineman.ch/movie/2004/Sternenberg/|title=Sternenberg|publisher=cineman.ch|author=|language=German|date=|accessdate=2015-04-04}}</ref><ref name="outnow"/>
Franz (Mathias Gnädinger) is shocked when he returns after 30 years to his hometown Sternenberg – the primary school of Sternenberg will be closed as there is a just a handful of students in the small isolated village in the [[Töss Valley]], and the teacher thus would lose her job. Franz is personally concerned and hides a secret, as the teacher, Eva Joos (Sara Capretti), is his daughter. But he did not dare to tell Eva that he is her father. Eva also repeatedly stressed that her father was an "asshole" who had never been interested in his family; she would not want to meet him, even if she could. To help Eva and to get in touch to her, Franz decides to save the school, and goes about this task in an unusual way: he enrolls as a student and pretends that he had not attended school as a child. He therefore claims his "right to education". The trick seems to work, and the minimum number of students is reached, but it needs to ensure that the school will continuously be funded. Franz goes along with the children to school, thus Eva reacts very dismissive at first, but the being to get closer.<ref name="srf-sternenberg">{{cite web|url=http://tvprogramm.srf.ch/details/58cec0ec-61bd-443e-804f-e0f7f0190425/|title=Sternenberg|publisher=[[SRF 1]]|author=|language=German|date=2015-04-05|accessdate=2015-04-06}}</ref><ref name="cineman">{{cite web|url=http://www.cineman.ch/movie/2004/Sternenberg/|title=Sternenberg|publisher=cineman.ch|author=|language=German|date=|accessdate=2015-04-04}}</ref><ref name="outnow"/>


== Title ==
== Title ==
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== Festivals ==
== Festivals ==
* 2004 Baden-Baden TV Film Festival.<ref name="imdb-awards">{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0392799/awardsf|title=Sternenberg - Awards|publisher=imdb|author=|language=German|date=|accessdate=2015-04-06}}</ref>
* 2004 Baden-Baden TV Film Festival.<ref name="imdb-awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0392799/awardsf|title=Sternenberg - Awards|publisher=imdb|author=|language=German|date=|accessdate=2015-04-06}}</ref>
* 2004 Genève Festival Tous Ecrans.<ref name="swissfilms"/>
* 2004 Genève Festival Tous Ecrans.<ref name="swissfilms"/>
* 2005 [[Solothurn Film Festival]].<ref name="swissfilms"/>
* 2005 [[Solothurn Film Festival]].<ref name="swissfilms"/>
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb title|id=0392799|title=Sternenberg}}
*{{IMDb title|id=0392799|title=Sternenberg}}


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[[Category:Swiss comedy films]]
[[Category:Swiss comedy films]]
[[Category:Swiss German-language films]]
[[Category:Swiss German-language films]]
[[Category:2000s comedy films]]
[[Category:2004 comedy films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Zürich]]
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[[Category:Films about education]]


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Latest revision as of 21:30, 20 October 2024

Sternenberg
Swiss film poster for Sternernberg
Directed byChristoph Schaub
Written bySabine Pochhammer
Micha Lewinsky
Produced byBernard Lang
StarringMathias Gnädinger
Walo Lüönd
Stephanie Glaser
CinematographyPeter Indergand
Edited byMarina Wernli
Music byBalz Bachmann
Peter Bräker
Distributed byThe Walt Disney Company (Schweiz) GmbH[1]
Release date
  • April 2004 (2004-04)
Running time
90 minutes[2]
CountrySwitzerland
LanguageSwiss German

Sternenberg is a 2004 Swiss German language film. It was filmed and produced at locations in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and stars Mathias Gnädinger, Walo Lüönd and Stephanie Glaser.

Cast

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Plot (excerpt)

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Franz (Mathias Gnädinger) is shocked when he returns after 30 years to his hometown Sternenberg – the primary school of Sternenberg will be closed as there is a just a handful of students in the small isolated village in the Töss Valley, and the teacher thus would lose her job. Franz is personally concerned and hides a secret, as the teacher, Eva Joos (Sara Capretti), is his daughter. But he did not dare to tell Eva that he is her father. Eva also repeatedly stressed that her father was an "asshole" who had never been interested in his family; she would not want to meet him, even if she could. To help Eva and to get in touch to her, Franz decides to save the school, and goes about this task in an unusual way: he enrolls as a student and pretends that he had not attended school as a child. He therefore claims his "right to education". The trick seems to work, and the minimum number of students is reached, but it needs to ensure that the school will continuously be funded. Franz goes along with the children to school, thus Eva reacts very dismissive at first, but the being to get closer.[3][4][2]

Title

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The title of the film derives from the former independent municipality of Sternenberg that merged in 2015 with Bauma ZH.

Production

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Sternenberg was shot in the village of Sternenberg in the Canton of Zürich and at various locations in Switzerland. One of the main locations, the historical restaurant Sternenberg that was first mentioned in 1703, burnt down on 18 December 2016.[5] The film was produced in Switzerland.

Reception

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Produced as a TV-Movie for the Swiss Television SRF, after its airing the producers decided to release it theatrically in Swiss German cinemas on 22 April 2004, becoming the most successful Swiss Film of 2004. The broadcast on SRF 1 on 3 October 2004 attracted more than 816,000 viewers.

Festivals

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Awards

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  • 2004 Genève Festival Tous Ecrans, Prix FNAC du Public.[1]
  • 2004 Prix Walo, Beste Filmproduktion.[1]
  • 2004 Baden-Baden TV Film Festival, nominated as 3Sat Audience Award for Christoph Schaub.[6]
  • 2005 Swiss Film Prize, nominated as Best Film (Bester Spielfilm) for Christoph Schaub.[6]
  • 2005 Solothurn Film Festival, nominated as Best Fiction Film.[1]
  • 2006 Pyongyang International Film Festival, Best Actress Award.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Sternenberg". swissfilms.ch. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
  2. ^ a b "Sternenberg". outnow.ch (in German). 5 June 2007. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
  3. ^ "Sternenberg" (in German). SRF 1. 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
  4. ^ "Sternenberg" (in German). cineman.ch. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  5. ^ "Brandruine, Enkeltrick, Edelcoiffeur" (in German). Schweiz aktuell. 2016-12-19. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  6. ^ a b c "Sternenberg - Awards" (in German). imdb. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
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