Talk of the Town

Stadtgespräch

Germany

1995

93 Min

Color

German

Currently 5.0/5 Stars.
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PROD Dirk R. Düwel, Henrik Meyer, Bettina Reitz

CAST Katja Riemann, August Zirner, Martina Gedeck, Kai Wiesinger, Moritz Bleibtreu, Karin Rasenack, Chantal De Freitas, Hermann Toelcke, Marta Krzykowski, Tobias Pippig, Stephan Bissmeier, Judith Gompes, Rainer Kaufmann, Christoph M. Ohrt, Sophie Schütt

SOUND Ulrich Fengler, Detlef Fiebig

Berlinale (New German Films)

Synopsis

Monika is an “agony aunt” on her radio show, but isn’t actually married herself. Her mother already considers her a biological time bomb and brother René says that she’s the town’s most famous nun!. On her 30th birthday, Monika is finally persuaded by her brother René to insert a lonely hearts ad.

After all, that’s how he came to meet his boyfriend Karl. And a real dream of a man actually does appear: Erik. True to the motto “fit for love”, Monika does something for her figure. This is how she gets to know Sabine and they become friends. Natur-ally, Sabine invites Monika round to her place and introduces her to her dream man: Erik – now a respectable husband and father of two. When Sabine finds out that her husband is having an affair, she moves out with the two children to best friend Monika – little knowing that Monika is the very reason she has had to move. Monika tries to break up with Erik. – And René wants to break up with Karl because he has fallen in love with the man of his dreams – with Erik! In the end, all of those involved in the amorous chaos call up Monika on her show. It becomes the talk of the town. —german-films.de

Director

Rainer Kaufmann

Rainer Kaufmann was born in Frankfurt in 1959 and graduated from the Academy of Television & Film in Munich in 1990. During his studies he made several award-winning shorts, including “The Most Beautiful Breasts in the World” (“Der schoenste Busen der Welt”, 1990). His first feature-length TV film, “Dann eben mit Gewalt” (1992), won numerous European awards. A selection of his other films includes: Einer meiner aeltesten “Freunde” (TV, 1993), “Der Unschuldsengel” (TV, 1994), “Talk of the Town” (“Stadtgespraech”, 1995), “Greenhorn” (TV, 1995), “The Pharmacist” (“Die Apothekerin”, 1997), “Long Hello and Short Goodbye” (1998), “Cold is the Evening Breeze” (“Kalt ist der Abendhauch”, 1999), “Ausflug” (2001), “Und die Braut wusste von nichts” (TV, 2002), and “Queen of Cherries” (“Die Kirschenkoenigin”, 2004), “Maria’s Last Journey” (“Maria’s letzte Reise”, TV, 2005), and “Runaway Horse” (“Ein fliehendes Pferd”, 2007). —german-films.de read more