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Source and © Peter Rommel Filmproduktion
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Ilka Welz, Andreas Müller
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Longing
A man and a woman live in a village not far from Berlin. Out here, it feels as though the city were miles away. The couple have loved each other since they were children. They are inseparable. Both are now in their early thirties; he is a welder and a member of the auxiliary fire brigade. She works a few hours a week as a home help and sings in the choir. Their blissful relationship is so untrammelled by life’s little ups and downs that others regard them with a mixture of astonishment and mistrust. They give the impression of being as innocent and unsuspecting as a couple of children.
One day, the man goes on a business trip to a large town with the fire brigade. After a night of heavy drinking and carousing he wakes up in another woman’s apartment. He can barely remember what went on. His efforts to find out what did occur lead to a passionate affair. This liaison does not change his love for his wife – even for a moment. But, try as he might, he cannot seem to find his way back to his old life. And so one day he picks up a shotgun and aims for his heart.
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Told in a realistic style that sometimes has the feel of a documentary, Valeska Grisebach’s debut feature is an unusual love story with echoes of the melodramatic and the fairy-tale. Before making this film, Valeska Grisebach conducted extensive video research into the private lives and loves of thirtysomethings living in Berlin-Brandenburg; she subsequently distilled from this material the plot and characters for her first film.
Source: 56. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (catalogue)
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Deutschland
2004-2006, Spielfilm
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Director |
Valeska Grisebach |
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Assistant director |
Katharina Copony; Jessica Hausner |
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Screenplay |
Valeska Grisebach |
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Script editor |
Susan Schulte (Dramaturgische Beratung); Martin Rosefeldt (Dramaturgische Beratung) |
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Director of photography |
Bernhard Keller |
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Assistant camera |
Sandra Merseburger |
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Camera assistant |
Sven Peukert |
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Titles / Opticals |
Tristan Thönnissen |
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Lighting design |
Henry Notroff; Christof Stammberger; Ruedi Tresch (Lichtbestimmung) |
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Production design |
Beatrice Schulz (Szenenbild); Valerie Alvermann (Szenenbild-Assistenz); Bernd Trasberger (Szenenbild-Assistenz) |
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Soundstage |
Helmut Brosch (Baubühne) |
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Costumes |
Birte Meesmann |
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Editing |
Bettina Böhler; Valeska Grisebach; Natali Barrey |
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Assistant editor |
Tatjana Jacob |
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Sound |
Raimund von Scheibner; Oliver Göbel |
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Boom operator |
Sebastian Kleinloh |
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Mixing |
Ansgar Frerich; Florian Beck |
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Conductor |
Ina Reiske (Chorleitung) |
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Music (other) |
Martin Hossbach (Musikberatung/Lizensierung) |
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Cast |
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Andreas Müller |
Markus |
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Ilka Welz |
Ella |
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Anett Dornbusch |
Rose |
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Erika Lemke |
Oma |
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Markus Werner |
Nachbarsjunge |
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Doritha Richter |
Mutter |
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Detlef Baumann |
Nachbar |
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Ilse Lausch |
Tante |
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Harald Kuchenbecker |
Onkel |
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Jan Günzel |
1. Freund |
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Bernd Liske |
2. Freund |
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Bernd Wachsmuth |
3. Freund |
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Hartmut Schliephacke |
Bürgermeister / Wehrleiter |
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Viola Hoffmann |
1. Frau in der Frauenrunde |
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Petra Müller |
2. Frau in der Frauenrunde |
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Petra Lemke |
3. Frau in der Frauenrunde |
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Christa Wachsmuth |
4. Frau in der Frauenrunde |
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Karin Wachsmuth |
5. Frau in der Frauenrunde |
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Mario Bartel |
Fortbilder |
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Frank Schwarz |
Wehrleiter |
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Sarah Schmidt |
Mädchen auf dem Klettergerüst |
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Gerald Bliß |
Kommissar |
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Ralf Thänert |
Polizist am Unfallort |
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Heiko Nägel |
1. Feuermann auf Balkon |
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Mario Steffen |
2. Feuermann auf Balkon |
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Heinrich Weisshaupt |
Mitarbeiter in der Schlosserei |
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Anika Dielitßch |
Jugendliche |
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Freiwillige Feuerwehr Gühlen-Glienicke |
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Frauenchor Zühlen |
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Production company |
Peter Rommel Productions (Berlin) |
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in co-production with |
German Film Productions (GFP) GmbH & Co. (Berlin); Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (Mainz); 3sat (Mainz) |
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Producer |
Peter Rommel |
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Co-Producer |
David Groenewold |
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Producer |
Inge Classen; Claudia Tronnier |
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Line producer |
Jutta Frech |
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Production manager |
Heino Herrenbrück |
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Unit manager |
Sassan Yassini |
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Funding |
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH (MBBB) (Potsdam); Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (Berlin); DEFA-Stiftung (Berlin); BKM (Bonn + Berlin) |
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Research |
Christiane Lilge; Hannah Marquardt |
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Casting |
Katrin Vorderwülbeke; Christiane Lilge (Leitung); Hannah Marquardt (Leitung); Géraldine Bajard (Casting Nebendarsteller); Nina Erfle (Strassencasting); Gudrun Falke (Strassencasting); Anna Henkel von Donnersmark (Strassencasting); Lina Hauschild (Strassencasting); Christine Rennert |
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Shoot |
03.2004-05.2004: Zühlen, Rheinsberg, Gnewikow, Velten |
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Original distributor |
Piffl Medien GmbH (Berlin) |
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awarded with |
Alice Award: Filmfestival Kopenhagen 29.09.2006; Filmkunstpreis 2006: Festival des deutschen Films Ludwigshafen 10.06.2006; Spezialpreis in der Sektion New Films, New Directors: IFF Warschau 17.10.2006 |
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Length |
2335 m, 85 min |
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Format |
16mm - Blow-Up 35mm, 1:1,85 |
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Picture/Sound |
Farbe, Ton |
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Rating |
FSK-Prüfung: 17.07.2006, Nr. 106829, ab 12 Jahre, feiertagsfrei |
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Screening |
Kinostart (DE): 07.09.2006; TV-Erstsendung (DE): 10.09.2007, ZDF; Uraufführung: 15.02.2006, Berlin, IFF - Wettbewerb |
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