Directed by:
Jan-Ole GersterScreenplay:
Jan-Ole GersterCinematography:
Philipp KirsamerCast:
Tom Schilling, Friederike Kempter, Marc Hosemann, Katharina Schüttler, Justus von Dohnányi, Martin Brambach, Ulrich Noethen, Michael Gwisdek, Frederick Lau (more)Plots(1)
Niko breaks another appointment with a good looking girl, acting as if he isn’t interested. At the same time, he loses his license and doesn’t even have enough for a coffee – his bank balance doesn’t look any more promising. Maybe Niko is just having a bad day but it’s more likely that things are like this every day, because life can be hard even if there’s not much going on. With a subtle nod to Woody Allen and the films of the French New Wave, the movie builds a subdued mood with the support of an interesting character whose behavior, although he does nothing wrong, occasionally goes against him. Even though they appear only briefly, the supporting characters are also memorable: they reveal quite a bit about themselves and, mainly, they manage to influence the main character. Despite being set in contemporary Berlin, the style of the film and its music stand in opposition to the spontaneity of the modern metropolis as the director draws the viewer’s attention to an introverted hero who walks the streets without ever taking his eyes off the sidewalk. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
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A dusty black-and-white, bitter-comic look at contemporary Berlin in the shadow of Germany’s grim history, and one slacking young man without a future. He meets a few people (old and new friends), talks and repeatedly (and unsuccessfully) tries to order his dream coffee everywhere. The film has a few good moments and a good actor in the lead role, but overall it isn’t very entertaining, nor does it have any kind of message. And the jazz music in the background like in a Woody Allen movie doesn’t fit the mood at all. It’s an okay film for killing some time in an art-house cinema while waiting for the next Jim Jarmusch film to come out.
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