A morbidly obese unemployed hairdresser in Eastern Berlin is sent by Social Services for a job interview in a Hair Salon in a Shopping Mall which she fails to get the job as she is not ‘asthetically pleasing’ ….. the Owners actually words were “what we sell is beauty, and you’re not beautiful, my dear”. Hard … Continue reading
The official West German government’s hunt for war criminals in the 1950’s was getting nowhere, and a whole slew of prominent Nazis who had been responsible for crimes against humanity were still at large. By now many SS officers had simply swapped their uniforms in exchange for a desk job in one of several important governmental … Continue reading
Winfried Conradi (Peter Simonischek) loves to clown around much to the annoyance of everyone including his ex-wife, and even the postman. This suburban German ex-schoolteacher now semi-retired with just a few reluctant pupils learning piano left, his life revolves around his elderly dog and his equally old mother who lives next door. When both of … Continue reading
There’s a real sense of irony in the title of this German romantic comedy written and directed by the leading TV actor Matthias Schweighöfer, as Alex the protagonist (that he also plays) is rather an immature wimp. Well, he starts out that way as he allows his self-starved uptight model girlfriend to literally walk over him. … Continue reading
This compelling multi-layered story that is an extremely impressive feature film debut from German director / c0-writer Jens Wischnewski. Told in a series of flashbacks which combined with present day scenes is the story of Schimon May (Christoph Letkowski) who now in his 30’s has found happiness only to have it cruelly snatched away, but then is … Continue reading