Hunting Scenes from Bavaria

This article is about the 1969 film. For the 1965 play, see Jagdszenen aus Niederbayern (play).

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.^[2][3]

Hunting Scenes from Bavaria Jagdszenen aus Niederbayern
Film poster
Directed by	Peter Fleischmann
Written by	Peter Fleischmann (screenplay) Martin Sperr (play)
Produced by	Rob Houwer
Starring	Martin Sperr Angela Winkler Else Quecke Michael Strixner Hanna Schygulla
Cinematography	Alain Derobe
Edited by	Jane Seitz Barbara Mondry
Distributed by	Houwer-Film Film- und Fernsehproduktion Munich
Release date	29 May 1969 (1969-05-29) [1]
Running time	88 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Plot

In a small village in Lower Bavaria, twenty-year-old mechanic Abram (Martin Sperr) is suspected of being homosexual. He is not the only outsider, as also present are a foreign guest worker and the maidservant Hannelore (Angela Winkler), who is defamed as a whore by the villagers. When Abram knifes Hannelore, the situation escalates and the hysterical villagers try to hunt Abram down.

Production

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 the sometimes hostile reactions of the villagers.^[1][4]

Awards

Hunting Scenes from Bavaria won two Bundesfilmpreise in 1969:

• Filmband in Gold for Best Actor (Michael Strixner)
• Filmband in Silber for Best Feature Film (Peter Fleischmann)

See also

• List of submissions to the 42nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of German submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film