Who was Andreas Hofer?
Was he a vigorous hero or a drunkard host and horse dealer?
A gifted cominch or an overcharged partisan chief?
A superman or a simple man with beard and paunch?
A gamesman or an accidental tool in history?
hese questions are broached in the 20-minute film about Andreas Hofer
& his time. The film tries to illustrate the various facets of the
man, leaving the conclusions to the viewer.
In the Andreas-Hofer-room, itself, the former stable, where he fed his horses 200 years ago, we can take a look at his personal belongings: his clothes, his rosary, the silver ring, the spurs
and a number of his other personal effects. On view are also written
and illustrated historical documents, weapons & flags as well as
contemporary commercial art and kitsch objects regarding this exceptional personality.