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Französisch für Anfänger

Deutschland Frankreich 2005/2006 Spielfilm

French for Beginners

Henrik thinks France is really uncool, in particular his finicky French teacher Monsieur Nouvelleville, who is always hassling him. But when Henrik meets Valerie, it’s love at first sight. He is so in love with her that he can hardly speak when she is around. And as if that weren’t enough, it comes out that Henrik doesn’t like France. And Valerie is half French. Oh no! His chances for a date are not looking good, and then along comes the German-French exchange program. Not much later, Henrik finds himself with his best friend Johannes, Valerie and a group of weird chanson-singing and guitar-playing nerds in a bus on the way to France. Upon arrival, Henrik gets bitten by the savoir-vivre bug: wild parties, a crazy host family, night-time outings, the ups and downs of his first big love and his lack of knowledge of the French language make what first looked like an undesired holiday suddenly the most unforgettable summer in his life.

Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH

 

Credits

Director

  • Christian Ditter

Screenplay

  • Christian Ditter

Director of photography

  • Christian Rein

Editing

  • Patricia Rommel

Music

  • Philipp F. Kölmel
  • Super 700
  • Michael Haves
  • ARDAG
  • Uwe Kirbach (Beratung)

Cast

  • François Goeske
    Henrik
  • Paula Schramm
    Valerie
  • Lennard Bertzbach
    Johannes
  • Christian Tramitz
    Nouvelleville
  • Élodie Bollée
    Charlotte
  • Thaddäus Meilinger
    Niklas
  • Dietrich Adam
    Thomas
  • Andreas Borcherding
    Vater Henrik
  • Charlotte Baglan
    Aurélie
  • Virginie Bonnier
    Janine

Production company

  • Neos Film GmbH & Co. KG (München-Geiselgasteig)

Producer

  • Christoph Menardi
  • Katharina Schwarz
  • Frank Siegmund
  • Nina Maag

Alle Credits

Director

  • Christian Ditter

Assistant director

  • Christoph Ischinger

Script supervisor

  • Maïté Flores-Moser
  • Kaija Helweg
  • Helga Krischke

Screenplay

  • Christian Ditter

Script editor

  • Nina Maag

Director of photography

  • Christian Rein

Assistant camera

  • Yvonne Geiler

Clapper loader

  • Mirko Friebel

2nd Camera unit

  • David Emmenlauer

Steadycam operator

  • Markus Eckert
  • Benjamin Treplin

Still photography

  • Jochen Nuss
  • David Emmenlauer

Lighting design

  • Oliver Bromme

Key grip

  • Emil Marcus Kaczur

Camera (other)

  • Patrick Jasim (Video)

Production design

  • Eva Stiebler

Set design

  • Barbara Bernhard (Art Director)
  • Anna Till (Assistenz)
  • Sophie Legrand (Assistenz)

Prop master

  • Vanessa Holmière
  • Laura Weiss

Construction manager

  • Stephan Moese

Make-up artist

  • Verena Weißert

Costume design

  • Silke Faber

Editing

  • Patricia Rommel

Assistant editor

  • Julie Bargeton
  • Markus Herm
  • Julia Geyer

Sound design

  • Heiko Müller

Sound

  • Thomas Knop

Sound assistant

  • Gero Renner

Casting

  • Daniela Tolkien

Music

  • Philipp F. Kölmel
  • Super 700
  • Michael Haves
  • ARDAG
  • Uwe Kirbach (Beratung)

Cast

  • François Goeske
    Henrik
  • Paula Schramm
    Valerie
  • Lennard Bertzbach
    Johannes
  • Christian Tramitz
    Nouvelleville
  • Élodie Bollée
    Charlotte
  • Thaddäus Meilinger
    Niklas
  • Dietrich Adam
    Thomas
  • Andreas Borcherding
    Vater Henrik
  • Charlotte Baglan
    Aurélie
  • Virginie Bonnier
    Janine

Production company

  • Neos Film GmbH & Co. KG (München-Geiselgasteig)

in co-production with

  • Rat Pack Filmproduktion GmbH (München)
  • German Film Productions (GFP) GmbH & Co. (Berlin)
  • Hector Films (Paris)
  • Open Art (Paris)
  • Rhône-Alpes Cinéma (Villeurbanne)

Producer

  • Christoph Menardi
  • Frank Siegmund
  • Katharina Schwarz
  • Nina Maag

Co-Producer

  • Christian Becker
  • Anita Schneider
  • Gérard Despouy
  • Marc-André Brunet
  • Julien Auger-Ottavi

Location manager

  • Melanie Schwier
  • Laetitia Cangioni

Original distributor

  • Constantin Film GmbH (München)

Funding

  • FilmFernsehFonds Bayern GmbH (FFFB) (München)
  • Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (Berlin)
  • Eurimages (Straßburg)

Shoot

    • August 2005 - September 2005: München, Paris, Lyon und Umgebung
Duration:
2673, 98 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Eastmancolor, Ton
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung: 29.05.2006, 106374, ab 6 Jahre, feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Kinostart (DE): 08.06.2006

Titles

Additional titles
  • Originaltitel (DE) Französisch für Anfänger
  • Originaltitel (FR) Échange

Versions

Original

Duration:
2673, 98 min
Format:
35mm, 1:1,85
Video/Audio:
Eastmancolor, Ton
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung: 29.05.2006, 106374, ab 6 Jahre, feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Kinostart (DE): 08.06.2006

Source-URL: https://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/franzosisch-fur-anfanger_101693a5af8f70cde04053d50b376346