Hunting Scenes From Bavaria

Hunting Scenes From Bavaria (German: Jagdszenen aus Niederbayern) is a 1969 West German film directed by Peter Fleischmann. It is based on a play of the same name by Martin Sperr, who also played the main role in the film. It was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the 42nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not manage to receive a nomination. In his small village in Lower Bavaria twenty-year old mechanic Abram (Ma... more

Hunting Scenes From Bavaria (German: Jagdszenen aus Niederbayern) is a 1969 West German film directed by Peter Fleischmann. It is based on a play of the same name by Martin Sperr, who also played the main role in the film. It was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the 42nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not manage to receive a nomination. In his small village in Lower Bavaria twenty-year old mechanic Abram (Martin Sperr) is suspected of being homosexual. He is not the only outsider as there are a foreign guest worker and the maidservant Hannelore (Angela Winkler), who is defamed as a whore by the villagers. When Abrams knifes Hannelore the situation escalates and the hysterical villagers try to hunt down Abrams. The film was shot in the small village of Unholzing in Postau near Landshut. Due to the controversial topic of the film, the film crew had to deal with sometimes militant reactions of the villagers. Hunting Scenes From Bavaria won two... less