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  • Der Käferfreund (2005)
  • Short | 25 min | Documentary, Short
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Der Käferfreund (2005)
Short | 25 min | Documentary, Short
They like to collect beetles. For Konrad Lohse, digging into sludge, splitting barks to finally find and impale his prey is a real delight. Passionate bug-hunters are more of an endangered species today than the small insects they hunt. As...See moreThey like to collect beetles. For Konrad Lohse, digging into sludge, splitting barks to finally find and impale his prey is a real delight. Passionate bug-hunters are more of an endangered species today than the small insects they hunt. As we follow two "beetle friends" in their anonymous glory, rambling through the Bavarian mountains, we sense that there is dignity behind this comical and childish scientific curiosity. Why has nature lost its role as a source of fascination for the everyman? Once a commendable pastime of the bourgeoisie, collecting beetles is now considered an eccentric and anachronistic activity. But for real entomologists, it is still about the personal joy of discovering the diversity of species. Der Käferfreund is a filmic transfiguration, underlaid with excerpts from the German poet and soldier Ernst Jünger's essay "Subtile Jagden" (Subtle Hunts, 1967): "Danger lies in the person not in the matter and therefore any inclination can become an addiction." See less
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Director
Ben Brummer
Writers
Ben Brummer (concept) | Ernst Jünger (essay)
Composer
Hans Tauscheck
Cinematographer
Ben Brummer
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Updated Nov 20, 2005
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Nov 20, 2005 (Germany)

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