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Was nützt die Liebe in Gedanken

Deutschland 2002-2004 Spielfilm

Love in Thoughts

Does it really exist, the pinnacle of life? Guenther and Paul are convinced that it does: they want to live – to the limit and with no compromises – and they expect the same of love. Together with Guenther’s sister Hilde they spend the weekend at a summer house in the country.

 

Paul is fascinated by Hilde and falls in love with her. And at first it seems as though she feels the same about him. But Hilde has many loves. She is secretly dating Hans – Guenther’s former lover.
With a large group of friends, they have a drunken bohemian party in the garden. When Hans surprisingly turns up, he sets in motion a roller coaster of emotions that soon rages out of control. Drunk on absinthe, music and their lust for life, the four young people are caught in a deadly maelstrom.

Source: German films Service & Marketing GmbH

Credits

Director

  • Achim von Borries

Screenplay

  • Achim von Borries
  • Hendrik Handloegten

Director of photography

  • Jutta Pohlmann

Editing

  • Gergana Voigt
  • Antje Zynga

Music

  • Thomas Feiner
  • Ingo L. Frenzel
  • Uwe Kirbach (Beratung)

Cast

  • Daniel Brühl
    Paul
  • August Diehl
    Günther
  • Anna Maria Mühe
    Hilde
  • Thure Lindhardt
    Hans
  • Jana Pallaske
    Elli
  • Verena Bukal
    Rosa
  • Julia Dietze
    Lotte
  • Christoph Luser
    Macke
  • Marius Frey
    Bittner
  • Fabian Oscar Wien
    Fritz

Production company

  • X Filme Creative Pool GmbH (Berlin)

Producer

  • Stefan Arndt
  • Christophe Mazodier
  • Manuela Stehr

Alle Credits

Director

  • Achim von Borries

Assistant director

  • Sebastian Far-Brix

Screenplay

  • Achim von Borries
  • Hendrik Handloegten

Adaptation

  • Annette Hess (Treatment)
  • Alexander Pfeuffer (Treatment)

based on

  • Arno Meyer zu Küngdorf (Motive des Romans "Der Selbstmörderclub")

Director of photography

  • Jutta Pohlmann

Assistant camera

  • Heinz Wehsling

Still photography

  • Walter Wehner

Lighting design

  • Albrecht Silberberger

Set design

  • Ulrika von Vegesack
  • Robert Wedemeyer
  • Vera Carstens

Prop master

  • Dorothea Schiefeling

Construction manager

  • Roman Berger

Make-up artist

  • Heiko Schmidt
  • Johanna Hinsch

Costume design

  • Nicole Fischnaller

Editing

  • Gergana Voigt
  • Antje Zynga

Assistant editor

  • Gesa Pieruschka

Sound editor

  • Stefan Busch (Leitung)
  • Nico Krebs
  • Michael Müller (Geräusche)

Sound

  • Peter Schuhmacher
  • Fabian Schmidt (Dialoge)

Sound assistant

  • Sylvain Remy

Foley artist

  • Marcus Sujata (Mischung)

Audio mixing

  • Martin Steyer

Choreographer

  • Sylvia Bertin

Casting

  • Simone Bär

Music

  • Thomas Feiner
  • Ingo L. Frenzel
  • Uwe Kirbach (Beratung)

Cast

  • Daniel Brühl
    Paul
  • August Diehl
    Günther
  • Anna Maria Mühe
    Hilde
  • Thure Lindhardt
    Hans
  • Jana Pallaske
    Elli
  • Verena Bukal
    Rosa
  • Julia Dietze
    Lotte
  • Christoph Luser
    Macke
  • Marius Frey
    Bittner
  • Fabian Oscar Wien
    Fritz
  • Tino Mewes
    Django
  • Jonas Jägermeyer
    Pit
  • Luc Feit
    Zipser
  • Holger Handtke
    Wieland
  • Jürgen Wink
    Lehrer Krähe
  • Thomas Neumann
    Kommissar Peters
  • Thomas Schendel
    Kommissar Kraus
  • Buddy Elias
    Dr. Frey
  • Roman Kaminski
    Gerichtsvorsitzender

Production company

  • X Filme Creative Pool GmbH (Berlin)

in co-production with

  • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (Mainz)

in association with

  • Arte Deutschland TV GmbH (Baden-Baden)

Producer

  • Stefan Arndt
  • Christophe Mazodier
  • Manuela Stehr

Producer (TV)

  • Lucas Schmidt
  • Andreas Schreitmüller

Executive producer

  • Christophe Mazodier

Line producer

  • Marcos Kantis

Unit production manager

  • Peter Hartwig

Location manager

  • Ralf Biok

Original distributor

  • X Verleih AG (Berlin)

Funding

  • Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung GmbH (MDM) (Leipzig)
  • Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH (Potsdam)
  • Film- und Medien Stiftung NRW (Düsseldorf)
  • Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (Berlin)
  • Beauftragte/r der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien - Filmförderung (Berlin)

Shoot

    • 17.07.2002 - 09.09.2002: Berlin, Brandenburg
Duration:
2432 m, 89 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby SRD
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 23.12.2003, 96506, ab 16 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung: 23.01.2004, Park City, Sundance Filmfestival;
Erstaufführung (DE): 10.02.2004, Berlin, IFF - Panorama;
Kinostart (DE): 12.02.2004, Berlin, Zoo-Palast;
TV-Erstsendung: 01.02.2007, Arte

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DE) Was nützt die Liebe in Gedanken
  • Arbeitstitel Liebe in Gedanken

Versions

Original

Duration:
2432 m, 89 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Dolby SRD
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 23.12.2003, 96506, ab 16 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung: 23.01.2004, Park City, Sundance Filmfestival;
Erstaufführung (DE): 10.02.2004, Berlin, IFF - Panorama;
Kinostart (DE): 12.02.2004, Berlin, Zoo-Palast;
TV-Erstsendung: 01.02.2007, Arte

Source-URL: https://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/was-nutzt-die-liebe-in-gedanken_ea43d4a777e25006e03053d50b37753d