
Herbertinplaster<br/> InthefilmsofHerbertAchternbuschtheplotismoreofaspaceinwhichtheBavarianfilmmaker,poetandpainterimprovises.ForexampleasartistandsoldierHerbertinHeiltHitler!,whichpremiered25yearsagoattheBerlinale.AtnightHerbertsitswithhislastcomradeinthetrenchesofStalingrad.WhilehiscomradeiswritingwithhisfingeronelastlettertotheFuehrerintotheair,Herbertstartstoplasterhimselfwiththelastbucketofplaster,sotheRussiansfindonlyastatue.SuddenlyHerbertfindshimselfintheMunichoftheeighties.AtthewarmemorialinMunich'sHofgarteniswritten"Theywillriseagain".That'sthemiracleofStalingrad.Herbertdoesnotknowwhereheisandtriestoscroungecigarettes,inRussian.MaybetheGermanshavewonthewar,haverebuiltStalingradafterthemodelofMunichandrenameditHitlergrad.OntheMunichMarienplatzandLakeStarnbergHerbertobservesthatallGermansaresick.LikeHitler:"Nooneishealed."HeiltHitler!isanabsurdfarce,shotinelevendaysinSuper-8andblown-upto35mm,ahistrionic,avant-gardeartist'sfilmwithwonderfulmonologicpassages,whereAchternbusch'slaterconversiontoBuddhismisalreadyindicated.<br/> DetlefKuhlbrodtinDIEZEIT,7thJuly2011

