Heidi

Born in Germany, grew up in North America, lived all over Europe, and am a Swiss (Naturalized) and did not know the story of Heidi. My wife said, "don't you remember the cartoons?" Answer: NO.

It is an excellent movie and being German (born near Frankfurt) / Swiss dual citizen, I actually truly appreciated its reality and adherence to the people and the land. While others may say, "oh where is this", this movie paid attention to how people were of that time. I was surprised by that.

The story itself might not be accurate the the cartoons, but as my wife says, "you know it is a story right?" Well, and here is the thing the movie is very true to the original story, and not the cartoons.

Swiss appreciated the movie because they did not use a German dialect throughout the entire movie. They used a true Swiss dialect when appropriate.

So does the movie skip? Sure, it does, but it only has 2 hours to cover a complicated story. They decided to focus on the main parts of the original story and did a very good job.

I never read the book but the movie was pretty good. I thought it was well acted, shot and directed. I thought the main actor was great in the title role. She really played up the cleverness yet innocence of a kid free to do whatever he/she wants even in the face of adversity such as being ditched in an unfamiliar place. While it's lighthearted when it gets dark it does it so well to where it's not overkill. Heidi sleepwalking due to being homesick was sad and well acted. I won't give away the ending but I will say it was very heartfelt and wraps up the film pretty well. With that being said i'd say check it out especially if you're learning german.

When I rented this movie, I thought it could never be as wonderful as the 1930's version starring Shirley Temple. This was an amazing movie and pulls at your heart strings. Worth seeing for the beautiful visuals indoors and out. Heidi reminds us that the simple things in life are what make life worthwhile. Thank & Grow Rich Pam Grout

This moive came out in German in 2015, but I saw it in China's ciname just yesterday (2019). I think this is the first moive I have seen about Swiss and German.

I never knew Alps could be that beautiful. The story is plain. I just spended so much time enjoy the tremendous sceneries. They reminded me the beginning of The Sould of Music. I read an article about people struggling to climb the Alps. And now I know why they did.

Heidi is a great movie for all ages, I highly recommend to watch it for everyone! It has interesting story line, actors are great and it has some beautiful scenes! :)