Rock Crystal () is a 2004 German mountain film directed by Joseph Vilsmaier, based on the Christmas novella Rock Crystal by Adalbert Stifter. It was produced by Markus Zimmer for Perathon Film und Fernseh.
Cast
Dana Vávrová as Susanne
Daniel Morgenroth as Sebastian
François Goeske as Konrad
Josefina Vilsmaier as Sanna
Max Tidof as vicar Ernst
Christian Nickel as Bürgermeister Andreas
Andreas Nickl as woodcutter Michl
Michael Schönborn as teacher
Jürgen Schornagel as dyer
Tom Wlaschiha as Schafhirte Philipp
Katja Riemann as Karin
Herbert Knaup as Paul
Reception
Tilman Krause of Die Welt criticised the film for not trusting the source material and adding a subplot about a troubled marriage, but wrote that the film is "not entirely a failure", praising how the simplified acting style suits the Christmas theme and how the snow is captured on film. Cornelia Niedermeier of Der Standard was critical of the changes from the original story, writing that the film "has a lot to do with hollow pathos and images overloaded with clichés, but little to do with Adalbert Stifter".