{"id":796,"date":"2021-07-19T16:25:02","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T14:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/de\/?p=796"},"modified":"2023-08-08T14:33:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T12:33:52","slug":"herr-schmidt-und-herr-friedrich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/?p=796","title":{"rendered":"Herr Schmidt und Herr Friedrich"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/de\/wp-admin\/edit.php?post_type=post\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/LF_Profilbild_Film_SuF1-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/LF_Profilbild_Film_SuF1-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/LF_Profilbild_Film_SuF1-scaled-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/LF_Profilbild_Film_SuF1-scaled-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/LF_Profilbild_Film_SuF1-scaled-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/LF_Profilbild_Film_SuF1-scaled-1-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/LF_Profilbild_Film_SuF1-scaled-1-2048x1024.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Herr Schmidt und Herr Friedrich<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DOCU | FILM | CINEMA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Germany 2001 <br>69 Min <br>Original with english Subtitles<br>Original with russian Subtitles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Directors:<\/strong> Ulrike Franke, Michael Loeken<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>A portrait of a gay couple and at the same time a relationship comedy and a journey into the German past. The love between Kurt Schmidt and Wilfried Friedrich managed to surmount both the Wall in Germany and the wall in private life. With all openness, they talk about their past, their future plans and the way they cope with concerns about the present. Herr Schmidt and Herr Friedrich let us participate in their lives. They grip us, surprise us, move us and make us laugh. But be careful! He who finds these two <em>petit bourgeois<\/em> men amusing, will discover the same \u2013 in himself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"trailer\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>CLIP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"premium-video-box premium-video-box-cc2f7b72be67 video-overlay-false premium-aspect-ratio-169\" data-type=\"youtube\" style=\"border-style:none;box-shadow:0px 0px 10px transparent  \"><div class=\"premium-video-box__container\"><div><div class=\"premium-video-box-inner-wrap\"><div class=\"premium-video-box-video-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/505254809?autoplay=false&amp;loop=0&amp;mute=false&amp;rel=&quot;0&quot;&amp;controls=1\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"premium-video-box__desc\"><span class=\"premium-video-box__desc_text\" style=\"text-shadow:0px 0px 10px transparent\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"awards\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/aehren_hsuhf_Ae01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2057\" width=\"204\" height=\"109\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loekenfranke.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/aehren_hsuhf_Ae02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2058\" width=\"204\" height=\"109\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>FESTIVALS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>2001&nbsp;\u2014 <strong>Filmschau Niedersachsen<\/strong> \/ Inventur 8 \/ Hannover, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2001&nbsp; \u2014 <strong>DOK.fest <\/strong>\/ <br>16. Internationales Dokumentarfilmfestival M\u00fcnchen, Germany <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2001&nbsp;\u2014 <strong>13. Annual New York Lesbian &amp; Gay Film Festival<\/strong> \/ New York, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2001&nbsp;\u2014 <strong>16. Ume\u00e5 International Film Festival<\/strong> \/ Ume\u00e5, Sweden<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2001&nbsp;\u2014 <strong>8. Dokfilmwerkstatt <\/strong>Drehort OstWestDeutschland \/ Insel Poel, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2001&nbsp; \u2014 <strong>14. Milwaukee LGBT<\/strong> Film\/Video Festival \/ Milwaukee, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2001&nbsp; \u2014 <strong>46. Cork International Film Festival<\/strong> \/ Cork, Ireland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2001&nbsp; \u2014 <strong>Lesbisch Schwule Filmtage<\/strong>, Hamburg, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2001 \u2014 <strong>DOK Leipzig <\/strong>\/ 44. Internationales Leipziger Festival f\u00fcr Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2001&nbsp;\u2014 <strong>Kasseler Dokfest <\/strong>\/ 18. Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- und Videofest, Germany <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>2002&nbsp; \u2014 <strong>28. Internationales Filmwochenende <\/strong>W\u00fcrzburg, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2002&nbsp; \u2014 <strong>23. Filmfestival Max Oph\u00fcls Preis <\/strong>\/ Saarbr\u00fccken, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2002 \u2014 <strong>4. Ljubljana Documentary Film Festival <\/strong>\/ Ljubljana, Slovenia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2002&nbsp; <strong>One World Film Festival <\/strong>\/ Prag, Czech Republic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2002&nbsp; \u2014 <strong>2. International Dokumentary Film Festival Flahertiana<\/strong> \/ Perm, Russia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2002&nbsp; \u2014 <strong>FILMZ<\/strong> &#8211; Festival des deutschen Kinos \/ Mainz Germany (Award)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2004&nbsp; \u2014 <strong>11. Febiofest &#8211; Prague <\/strong>International Film Festival \/ Prag, Czech Republic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2004&nbsp; \u2014 <strong>Festival del Mar &#8211; Ibiza <\/strong>International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival \/ Ibiza, Spain<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2007&nbsp; \u2014 <strong>UNERH\u00d6RT! &#8211; 1. Internationales Festival f\u00fcr Musikfilme<\/strong> \/ Hamburg, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2023\u00a0 \u2014 <strong>Ruhrtriennale <\/strong>\/ Film Retrospective loekenfranke \/ Bochum<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"press\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>REVIEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8222;Ulrike Franke and Michael&nbsp;Loeken&#8217;s award-worthy documentary about the mundane end of a great love combines&nbsp;comedy with sadness.&#8220;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em><br>Andrea Kaiser \/\/ <em>Die Zeit \/<\/em>\/ 22.11.01<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"premium-accordion-2a3a1f79-f379-4ce6-a45b-f139f9e56e6d\" class=\"wp-block-premium-accordion premium-accordion\"><div id=\"premium-accordion__layer0\" class=\"premium-accordion__content_wrap\"><div class=\"premium-accordion__title_wrap premium-accordion__ltr premium-accordion__in\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;border:none;border-width:1px;border-radius:0px\"><div class=\"premium-accordion__title\"><h4 class=\"premium-accordion__title_text\" style=\"color:#7c7c7c;font-size:undefinedpx;letter-spacing:undefinedpx;text-transform:none;font-weight:400;text-shadow:0px 0px 0px undefined;line-height:undefinedpx\"><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"premium-accordion__icon_wrap\"><svg class=\"premium-accordion__icon premium-accordion__closed\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 20\" style=\"padding:undefinedpx;border-radius:undefinedpx\"><polygon points=\"16.7,3.3 10,10 3.3,3.4 0,6.7 10,16.7 10,16.6 20,6.7 \"><\/polygon><\/svg><\/div><\/div><div class=\"premium-accordion__desc_wrap premium-accordion__desc_close\" style=\"text-align:left;border:none;border-width:1px;border-radius:0px;padding-left:0\"><p class=\"premium-accordion__desc\" style=\"font-size:undefinedpx;letter-spacing:undefinedpx;text-transform:none;text-shadow:0px 0px 0px undefined;font-weight:400;line-height:undefinedpx\"> &#8222;Mr Schmidt and Mr Friedrich\u00a0have been moving and amusing myself and my friends since May this year. What a\u00a0beautiful, subtle love story in the\u00a0German &#8218;Little &#8211; People &#8211;\u00a0Paradise&#8217;&#8230;&#8220;<br><em>Wolfgang Joop \/\/ Juni 2001<\/em><br><br> &#8222;The filmmakers confine themselves to the role of sympathetic, but\u00a0distanced, observers who appear neither in person nor as off-screen\u00a0commentators.\u00a0(&#8230;)\u00a0Herr Schmidt und Herr\u00a0Friedrich\u00a0teaches us, with simple cinematic methods, that there can be a\u00a0halfway right life in the wrong one after all.&#8220;\u00a0\u00a0<br><em>Raimund Gerz \/\/ <em>epd Film<\/em><\/em> \/\/ 1<em>2.2002<\/em><br><br> &#8222;With infectious humour and unflinching optimism, the film transmits a\u00a0sense of what Mr Schmidt and Mr Friedrich have left behind, and taken on, in\u00a0order to be able to live their lives together.&#8220;\u00a0\u00a0<br><em>Blickpunkt:Film \/\/ Nr. 49\/2002<\/em><br><br> &#8222;From the very first quiet images, the film develops a tranquil melancholy\u00a0that makes the discrepancy between the dreamed promise of happiness and\u00a0real\u00a0life directly palpable.&#8220;<br><em>Hans Messias<\/em> \/\/ <em>Filmdienst \/\/ Nr. 25\/2002<\/em><br><br>&#8222;The documentary\u00a0Herr Schmidt und\u00a0Herr Friedrich\u00a0from Ulrike Franke and Michael Loeken is many things at the\u00a0same time, a journey down memory\u00a0lane, a sensitive portrait and also a document\u00a0of love as well as of the history of Germany\u2019s division and life in the\u00a0backwaters of Germany today.&#8220;\u00a0\u00a0 <br><em>Bettina G\u00f6cmener \/\/ Berliner Morgenpost \/\/ 12.12.02<\/em><br><br> &#8222;The final, seemingly laconic news of Wilfried&#8217;s death represents the\u00a0directorial duo&#8217;s work, which is as precise as it is full of integrity. Not for\u00a0a moment\u00a0do Franke and Loeken approach their interlocutors from the top down; they\u00a0are always on a level playing field. The curious passion for German\u00a0&#8222;Schlager&#8220;\u00a0pop music is accepted as a way of life, just like the homosexual relationship\u00a0is, without comment.&#8220;\u00a0<br><em>Claus L\u00f6ser \/\/ <em>taz \/<\/em>\/ 12.12.02<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8222;Maybe he will be a little happy one day when he can re-watch how Ulrike&nbsp;Franke and Michael Loeken portrayed their life together: the bereaved Mr.&nbsp;Schmidt could not wish for a better souvenir. Such a wonderful film that&nbsp;recognises the unique in the trivial, the deeply felt in the schmaltzy, the&nbsp;sadness&nbsp;in the comical and the great love in the awkwardness: for everyone who&nbsp;is tired of the \u201cshrill\u201d gay programmes on television, this wonderful film is a&nbsp;gift.&#8220;<br><em>Sybille Simon-Z\u00fclch \/\/ epd Medien \/\/ 1.12.01<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"premium-accordion-8d278b97-aa58-402f-97bc-800170d9585d\" class=\"wp-block-premium-accordion premium-accordion\"><div id=\"premium-accordion__layer0\" class=\"premium-accordion__content_wrap\"><div class=\"premium-accordion__title_wrap premium-accordion__ltr premium-accordion__in\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;border:none;border-width:1px;border-radius:0px\"><div class=\"premium-accordion__title\"><h4 class=\"premium-accordion__title_text\" style=\"font-size:undefinedpx;letter-spacing:undefinedpx;text-transform:none;font-weight:400;text-shadow:0px 0px 0px undefined;line-height:undefinedpx\"><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"premium-accordion__icon_wrap\"><svg class=\"premium-accordion__icon premium-accordion__closed\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 20\" style=\"padding:undefinedpx;border-radius:undefinedpx\"><polygon points=\"16.7,3.3 10,10 3.3,3.4 0,6.7 10,16.7 10,16.6 20,6.7 \"><\/polygon><\/svg><\/div><\/div><div class=\"premium-accordion__desc_wrap premium-accordion__desc_close\" style=\"text-align:left;border:none;border-width:1px;border-radius:0px;padding-left:0\"><p class=\"premium-accordion__desc\" style=\"font-size:undefinedpx;letter-spacing:undefinedpx;text-transform:none;text-shadow:0px 0px 0px undefined;font-weight:400;line-height:undefinedpx\">&#8222;Luise Stroeve has never\u00a0experienced anything like this in her almost 50 years of cinema: a small,\u00a0sensitive documentary about a gay couple\u2019s not-so-straightforward relationship\u00a0becomes a box office hit in Nordhorn.&#8220;<br><em>Karl Maier<\/em> \/\/ <em>Rundbrief Nordhorn \/\/ Mai, Juni 2003<\/em><br><br>&#8222;&#8230;This film about a love\u00a0based on memories is set apart above all its stringency, its sympathy for the\u00a0two men, who are never made to look foolish or,\u00a0even worse, belittled&#8230;&#8220;<br><em>German federal authority for evaluating and rating\u00a0film and media\u00a0\/ broschure\u00a0&#8222;highly recommended&#8220;\u00a02001\/2002<\/em><br><br> &#8222;The whole film gains depth\u00a0and sympathy because the directors never, not for one moment, make fun of their\u00a0protagonists. With its melancholy tone,\u00a0the film lets them do as they will and\u00a0tell their story, and this familiar and respectful attitude makes it touching.&#8220;<br><em>Jan Dimog Tanjuaquio \/\/ Siegess\u00e4ule.de<\/em> <em>\/\/<\/em> <em>12\/2002<\/em><br><br>&#8222;Rarely has this genre of music\u00a0been so ennobled as by this absolutely sincere, un-ironic, anti-camp\u00a0relationship between these two gentlemen, who\u00a0allow such intense insights into\u00a0their lives that their commitment to their petit-bourgeois idyll is almost\u00a0painful to see. This film is a lesson in attention\u00a0without voyeurism, because it\u00a0listens and by doing so, is able to capture what slips through the cracks of\u00a0the scandal-hungry media: in general, the\u00a0dignity of normality and in\u00a0particular, the self-evidence of being gay.&#8220;<br><em>Programmank\u00fcndigung\u00a0Unerh\u00f6rt! Festival 2007<\/em><br><br>&#8222;From the very\u00a0beginning, there is an air of tragedy and resignation surrounding this\u00a0documentation of an extraordinarily intense love, evident in the\u00a0speechlessness\u00a0of the two people involved, and the feeling that two people are trapped here in\u00a0their search for a paradise. But this turns out to be a\u00a0pseudo-paradise in many\u00a0scenes, whether they are playing miniature golf in a hall with plastic tropical\u00a0trees, barbecuing in their dark garden or\u00a0cherishing their collection of\u00a0souvenirs and plants together. What makes this film about a love based on\u00a0memories particularly special is, above all, its\u00a0rigour and its sympathy for\u00a0the two men, who are never ridiculed or scorned, and its melancholy.&#8220;<br><em>Extract from the FBW\u2019s\u00a0explanation of the rating\u00a0&#8222;highly recommended&#8220;<\/em><br><br><br><br><br><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"stills\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>STILLS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" 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time, they fall head over heels in love. Both of them are convinced that they have met the man they want to spend the rest of their lives with. Their story began before the fall of the Wall: one was a salesman in the west, the other was a waiter at a train station restaurant in East Berlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the days of the Cold War. Germany is divided into East and West and their love is caught in between. Wilfried is kept under permanent surveillance by the STASI, the East German Secret Service. He is classified as a deviant, a homosexual in contact with the enemy and thus regarded as a potential danger to the German Democratic Republic. Being together seems impossible, there is no hope. Wilfried and Kurt start fighting for their love, trying to tear down the walls that stand between them. The days of employment are long gone and the two men, both in their mid-fifties, are confronted daily with the question of the meaning of life. They occupy themselves with various hobbies, like mini-golf, gardening, grilling, and above all, various well-maintained collections. For example, records, video cassettes, decorative plates, model trains, letters and secret police files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"credits\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>CREDITS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><strong>Herr Schmidt und Herr Friedrich<\/strong><\/strong><br>Germany 2001<br>69 Min <br>Original mit englischen Untertiteln<br>Original with russian Subtitles<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Directors:<\/strong> Ulrike Franke, Michael Loeken<br><strong>Director of Photography:<\/strong> J\u00f6rg Adams<br><strong>Location Sound: <\/strong>Csaba Kulcsar, Nikolaus Kindlovits, Olav Gross<br><strong>Editor<\/strong>: Timothy McLeish<br><strong>Production: <\/strong>Viola von Liebieg<br><strong>Commissioning Editor:<\/strong> Dagmar Filoda<br><strong>Co-Production: <\/strong>NDR<br><strong>Supported by:<\/strong> Filmf\u00f6rderung des NDR in Niedersachsen, filmb\u00fcro NW<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Herr Schmidt und Herr Friedrich DOCU | FILM | CINEMA Germany 2001 69 Min Original with english SubtitlesOriginal with russian Subtitles Directors: Ulrike Franke, Michael Loeken A portrait of a gay couple and at the same time a relationship comedy and a journey into the German past. 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