Wilderness in Europe: The Bohemian Forest
Episodes
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The Psychogramm of a Spiritual Landscape
"The Bohemian Forest is the source of the Vltava River, home to primeval forests, untouched high moors and bubbling torrents. This archaic stretch of land, which includes the Bavarian Forest, was long considered impenetrable and mysterious. Since the fall of the Iron Curtain, Bavarian border residents have rediscovered new references to this unusual forest landscape for themselves. This is also the case with photo artist Bastian Kalous, who has been documenting his homeland for years with nostalgic-looking Polaroid photographs and is dealing with its eventful history for an illustrated book. Or Elisa Belotti and Marco Heurich, who have dedicated their lives to the lynxes. In order for Europe's largest wild cat to survive in the Bohemian Forest, the lynx researchers fight for every single animal. Iryna Rudenko came to Zwiesel from Ukraine out of a passion for glass as a material to study at the glass school. After graduation, she would like to stay in Bavaria, Anna Hones grew up in Horská Kvilda, the smallest and highest village in the Czech Republic. The village lies just under 1100 meters above sea level, directly on the former border. The farmer, who experienced communism, the fall of the Iron Curtain and the subsequent changes, is now trying to find ways of surviving in this barren region with her children."
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Boundary Experiences in Mühlviertel
"Pavel Hubeny, whose life would be unthinkable without the forest, is the head of the Šumava National Park. He is committed to ensuring that a primeval forest can grow for future generations, in which man does not interfere. This vision of a primeval forest is also shared by the forester Claus Bässler, who wants to counteract the extinction of species by having trees felled to create artificial deadwood and thus a new habitat for rare beetles and fungi. On the Vltava River lies the small town of Krumlov, the ""Pearl of the Bohemian Forest"" with its Baroque theater and fully preserved stage technology from the 17th century. Here the director Zuzana Vrbová enchants people from all over the world with her productions. Apart from agriculture, it was mainly the abundance of forests that ensured the livelihood of the inhabitants of the Bohemian Forest - including that of the carpenter Philipp von Manz, who processed local wood for his customers all over Germany. Veterinarian Judith Gollner, who grew up in the Austrian part of the Bohemian Forest, lived in Vienna for a long time and made a conscious decision to return. She likes the people and is proud of ""her farmers' wives"" who share her love of the Bohemian Forest."
Facts
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Original TitleEine Wildnis in Europa: Der Böhmerwald
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Year2018
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Length2 × 45' (ENG, GER)
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ResolutionHD
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