Heimat (1938)




Heinrich George, Zarah Leander - Heimat




In 1885, the small town of Imlingen hosts an opera festival, featuring the renowned singer Maddalena Dall'Orto. She will not only perform at the local opera, but also take on the role of Bach's St. Matthew's Passion at the church. Maddalena is greeted by a welcoming committee, led by the Prince of Imlingen himself. However, it is soon revealed that Maddalena and her companion Rohrmoser are of German origin. Maddalena is actually Magda von Schwartze, a native of Imlingen who had left in anger a few years prior.


Film programs

Das Programm von heute nr. 1284
Illustrierte Film Bühne nr. 1002

Books with substantial mentioning of Heimat

Antje Ascheid
Hitler's Heroines, Stardom and Womanhood in Nazi Cinema
Philadelphia, 2003

Cinzia Romani
Die Filmdiven im Dritten Reich
München, 1982