Reeducation

A montage of scenes from European silent films exploring the stereotype of women on the verge of insanity. The film displays the women as captives in a continuous cycle of symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.

The compilation movie "Heimatfilm“ presents the essence of the German genre of Heimatfilm. Sentimental films set in idealized country surroundings. The scheme of the films is simple: it is a love story that eventually arrives at a happy end, following a few misunderstandings and the appearance of a villain. "Heimatfilm“ follows this plot, edited from 50 movies.