The film is the story of the Alpenhotel Hochfinstermünz and its owner Emmi Priebsch who was born in 1930. Emma gives a humorous and interesting accunt of a great number of episodes. Emma gives a humorous and interedting account of a grat number of episodes. Emma has always lived in the hotel that has belonged to her family since 1923. She recalls the time of its maximum splendour, when important guests, like Luis Trenker (who made films “Der Rebell” and “Der Feuerteufel” here in 1932 and in 1939) stayed in the hotel with his family and film trupe. Ferdinand, Trenker’s son, and Emma talk about the time these films were shot. A hotchpotch of original and curious objects (old paintings, photos, exotic and native animals, and forniture lovingly cared for) surround the few house guest. With the experience and kindness of a proprietor who devotes her body and soul to her work, Emma runs the hotel surrounded by a garden of multicoloured flowers.
Director
ERWING REHLING