Sky like Silk. Full of Oranges
Himmel wie Seide. Voller Orangen
Synopsis
Picture postcards, travel brochures and holiday photos are all this merrily caustic collage needs to portray moods and desires between the fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification. In spring 1990, the first Interflug plane carrying GDR citizens touched down on Majorca. About the mediterranean colours of the island, the first-person narrator remarks in the voiceover: “We knew them from the postcards sent by our West German relatives. This was the West, this was West-West.” Ostensibly naïve, her recollections nonetheless develop an ironic undertone. However blue the sea shines in the photos, however loud the castanets play, the travel group with their East German money are never more than onlookers in this half-board paradise. Everything seems like an empty promise: the bursting oranges on the trees, the sumptuous breakfast buffet and the giant hotel pools.
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- Director
- Betina Kuntzsch
- Screenplay & Story
- Betina Kuntzsch
- Original Score
- Moritz Denis, Eike Hosenfeld
- Original Title
- Himmel wie Seide. Voller Orangen
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- Spoken Languages
- German
- Runtime
- 10m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Betina Kuntzsch
Betina Kuntzsch
Moritz Denis, Eike Hosenfeld
Betina Kuntzsch
Betina Kuntzsch
Department Leadership Roster
Betina Kuntzsch
Director
Betina Kuntzsch
Writer
Betina Kuntzsch
Producer
Betina Kuntzsch
Editor
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What is Sky like Silk. Full of Oranges about?
Picture postcards, travel brochures and holiday photos are all this merrily caustic collage needs to portray moods and desires between the fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification. In spring 1990, the first Interflug plane carrying GDR citizens touched down on Majorca. About the mediterranean colours of the island, the first-person narrator remarks in the voiceover: “We knew them from the postcards sent by our West German relatives. This was the West, this was West-West.” Ostensibly naïve, her recollections nonetheless develop an ironic undertone. However blue the sea shines in the photos, however loud the castanets play, the travel group with their East German money are never more than onlookers in this half-board paradise. Everything seems like an empty promise: the bursting oranges on the trees, the sumptuous breakfast buffet and the giant hotel pools.
Who directed Sky like Silk. Full of Oranges?
Sky like Silk. Full of Oranges was directed by Betina Kuntzsch.
Who stars in Sky like Silk. Full of Oranges?
The principal cast of Sky like Silk. Full of Oranges includes Valeska Hegewald.
When was Sky like Silk. Full of Oranges released and how long is it?
Sky like Silk. Full of Oranges was released in 2024 with a total runtime of 10m.
Who composed the musical score for Sky like Silk. Full of Oranges?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Sky like Silk. Full of Oranges was composed by Moritz Denis, Eike Hosenfeld.