I Want It All. Hildegard Knef

synopsis

A spectacular pop culture story from 20th-century Central Europe. Hildegard Knef: global movie star, fashion icon, respected chanson singer, last German diva, feminist. Outspoken, controversial, archetype and antitype of her time. As an actress, singer, and writer, she enjoyed international success, experienced crushing defeats, and was creative for more than five decades. She became famous in Germany at the age of 20 and could never return to anonymity. Her favourite themes of success, failure, self-discovery, and the ability to overcome harsh blows made her an expert in survival. The film portrays a highly talented, ambitious, laconic, and astute woman who showed the world how to cope with both fame and failure.

biography

Luzia Schmid (born 1966) is from Zurich, Switzerland. She studied journalism at MAZ (Swiss School of Journalism) in Lucerne and KHM (Kunsthochschule für Medien) in Cologne. In the 1990s, she worked as an editor, author, and presenter for Swiss radio and Swiss television SRF. Since 1997, she has been working for SRF television as a freelance director. She teaches at the Gestaltungsschule Farbmühle and HSA (Hochschule für soziale Arbeit) in Lucerne. Her films, which focus on contemporary women's issues, have not yet been shown in the Czech Republic.

film details

director:	Luzia Schmid
cast:	Christina Palastanga, Paul von Schell
producer:	Thomas Kufus
script:	Luzia Schmid
photography:	Hajo Schomerus
editing:	Yana Höhnerbach
music:	Danielle De Picciotto, Alexander Hacke
sound:	Ralf Weber
sound design:	Holger Buff
executive producer:	Ulli Pfau
Line Producer:	Tassilo Aschauer
production manager:	Conny Ziller