A cuckoo clock romance where punctuality meets passion on a German dike. What could go wrong?
In 1967, fate on a North German dike miraculously brings together the Black Forest cuckoo clock maker Gottlieb Dobischauf with his chosen one Leonore. The two marry, start a family and open the first cuckoo clock factory in the North, which achieves considerable success with the company motto "punctuality, precision, perfection".
Production
North German dike vs. Black Forest aesthetics—it's giving regional Pinterest.
Costume
1967 period details that scream 'we had a budget for this'.
Director
Hajo Gies
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Hajo Gies spent decades in German television; this was his rare theatrical feature outing.
The film plays on genuine 1960s 'Wirtschaftswunder' entrepreneurship nostalgia, when family businesses symbolized postwar German identity.
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