In this funny, affecting and beatiful new Meyerhoff adaptation with its perfect cast including Senta Berger, Michael Wittenborn and Bruno Alexander everything comes together perfectly.
Michael Verhoeven’s Meyerhoff adaptation is indeed "the funniest German film in years” (Filmstarts). BUT, and we cannot stress this enough: it is also so much more. Bruno Alexander delivers the breakout performance of the season as the principal protagonist—including the most poignant rendering of Tainted Love ever. The film oozes irony and a profound understanding of life’s big questions. You’ll laugh a lot, to be sure, but you’ll also be wondrously moved. Should Senta Berger and Michael Wittenborn not feature on your list of top ten actors yet, they certainly will once you’ve seen this movie.
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