IntheAlpinevillageofTolzbadinthe1800s,thetownsfolktalkquietlyandrestraintheirmovementslesttheyincuravalanches.Thisatmospherelendsitselftorepressedemotions-shownthroughtheparallelstoriesofbutlerstudentJohannlustingafterhismother(anoldflameofthemysteriousCountKnotkers)andKlara'sattractiontoherfather(wholustsafterhisotherdaughter),leadingtoduelsandsuicidalplungesgalore.AllthisisshotinthestyleofanearlyGermansonalfilm,completewithintertitles,cracklysound-trackand'hand-tinted'coloureffects.-WrittenbyMichaelBrooke<michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>
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