Film Review: From Hilde, with Love (GER 2024) by Andreas Dresen

Content: In this podcast, we talk about the German film “From Hilde with Love”, German title “In Liebe, Eure Hilde”, from 2024 by director Andreas Dresen.  The film tells the story of Hilde Coppi, a resistance fighter in an anti-Nazi group in Berlin in 1942. We highlight Liv Lisa Fries' performance, but criticizes the slow pace and superficial narrative style. We compare the film with other works about the Nazi resistance and find it less gripping and profound. We also criticize the fact that the Rote Kapelle (Red Orchestra) is hardly mentioned if at all in the film.  Plot:  In Berlin in 1942, Hilde is a member of an anti-Nazi resistance group. She gradually falls in love with another member, Hans Coppi, and the two share an unforgettable summer together, even though their lives are constantly in danger. Eventually, they are captured by the Gestapo, and Hilde is imprisoned while eight months pregnant.