La Loupe Garmisch-Partenkirchen No. 5

Watch out, thrilling!
“FÖHNLAGE. EIN ALPENKRIMI”
Murder in alpine paradise! Föhnlage is the film version of the
thriller written by Garmisch-Partenkirchen’s own author Jörg
Maurer. It was first broadcast in 2011 as part of the series of
‘folk thrillers’ in Bavarian television.
Inspector Hubertus Jennerwein (Martin Feifel) investigates in
his home town at the foot of Zugspitze. During a piano concert,
a man tumbles from the ceiling into the audience, killing one
of the audience members. The question this raises is: was it an
accident or murder – and what does the undertaker Grasegger
have to do with the case? Rustic types paired with a lovingly
staged view of the Zugspitze make “Föhnlage. Ein Alpenkrimi”
not just thrilling and quirky television entertainment, they also
make one want to visit the alpine destination. The alpine thriller
was shot between October 19 and
November 19, 2010 in the congress
COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION: Germany
YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2011
DIRECTOR: Rainer Kaufmann
CAST: Martin Feifel, Jürgen Tonkel,
Katharina Marie Schubert
centre, on Richard-Strauss square,
on Chamonixstrasse and the station.
By the way: many locals were
extras in the television film and
even the bestselling author has a
little guest appearance.
Hollywood-action in the Alps
“BIG GAME”
Actually, this top-class thriller is plays in northern Finland,
but the outdoor scenes in “Big Game” were shot at the foot of
Alpspitze. Hollywood paid Garmisch-Partenkirchen a visit!
Air Force One with the US-president (Samuel L. Jackson) on board
is attacked by terrorists, the most powerful man in the world
survives thanks to an escape pod after the crash and finds himself
in the Finnish wilderness. There he runs into the boy Oskari
(Onni Tommila) and together the two fight for survival in the
bleak nature while villains are constantly chasing after them.
The woods of Finland weren’t dense enough and the landscape
was too flat so the gorge Partnachklamm and the very original
and untamed nature right below the Alpspitz’ north face served
as the backdrop for the blockbuster. During the two weeks of
shooting the Werdenfels region
was simply moved further north,
snow included. And what did
the Hollywood actor think of
Garmisch-Partenkirchen?
“A truly marvellous place with
extra ordinarily beautiful flora”,
Samuel L. Jackson is amazed.
COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION: Finland
YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2014
DIRECTOR: Jalmari Helander
CAST: Samuel L. Jackson, Onni Tommila,
Felicity Huffman
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"Föhnlage –
Ein Alpenkrimi"
Underdogs become high-flyers
“EDDIE THE EAGLE”
Loosely based on the true story that took place in Great Britain in
the 1980s, the filmmakers simply moved the setting of “Eddie the
Eagle” to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, to Olympiahaus in Garmisch,
to be exact.
Michael “Eddie” Edwards (Taron Egerton) has the ambitious goal
of qualifying as a ski jumper for the Olympic Games – and that
despite the fact that he only did his first jump at 22 years of age
and may be a little too heavy for the job. His charismatic coach
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