Summer in Berlin ( Sommer vorm Balkon )

Summer in Berlin (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Sommer vorm Balkon
Screened, competed or awarded at:
San Sebastian International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
106 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Alternative Footage
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Making Of

Movie filmed in 2005 and produced in:
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Andreas Dresen

Written By:
Wolfgang Kohlhaase

Actors:
Inka Friedrich ..... Katrin Engel
Nadja Uhl ..... Nike
Andreas Schmidt ..... Ronald
Stefanie Schönfeld ..... Tina
Vincent Redetzki ..... Max
Christel Peters ..... Helene
Kurt Radeke ..... Oskar
Hannes Stelzer ..... Herr Neumann
Barbara Bachmann ..... Helenes Tochter
Traute Höss ..... Chefin Agentur (as Traute Hoess)
Maximilian Moritz ..... Rico
Lil Oggesen ..... Charly
Axel Prahl ..... Chef Puppenfirma
Fritz Roth ..... Apotheker

Synopsis:

"Summer in Berlin," Andreas Dresen's microscopic examination of the humdrum lives of Katrin (Inka Friedrich) and Nike (Nadja Uhl), best friends who live in the same Berlin apartment building, is a pointedly unglamorous slice of life that could be set in any urban neighborhood where real estate prices haven't gone through the roof. Low-key realism is so meticulously maintained that "Summer in Berlin" feels somewhat trivial. There is nothing larger here than meets the eye. It is "Sex and the City" on a stringent budget with fewer characters, in which Mr. Big is Mr. Sneaky Loser, and the only coveted shoes are the 120-euro running sneakers Max desperately desires but his mother can't afford.

Andreas Dresen's tragicomic movie focuses on two women and their daily struggle for survival during a summer in Berlin. Katrin, a jobless single mum, and Nike, a nurse, live in the same house and are best friends. Although always dating the wrong men and still pursuing for happiness, they don't lose their humor and spend many nights together on Nike's balcony, drinking and chatting. However, Nike gets to know the trucker Ronald one day...

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 20 April, 2007.

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