Martha's Garden ( Marthas Garten )

Martha's Garden (DVD) (*)

$51.99

Original Title: Marthas Garten
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Rotterdam International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Switzerland ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
89 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1997 and produced in:
Switzerland ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Peter Liechti

Written By:
Peter Liechti
Martin Witz

Actors:
Nina Hoger ..... Karl
László I. Kish ..... Martha
Stefan Kurt
Susanne Lüning
Nikola Weisse

Synopsis:

Martha is the chef at a small gourmet restaurant in Hamburg who creates mini-masterpieces in every dish. She devotes every waking hour to her work and her shyness keeps her from breaking out of her monotonous routine or meeting new people. When her sister dies in an accident, however, she is compelled to adopt Lina, her stubborn, 8-year-old niece. Martha's life changes in an instant: not only is she faced with adjusting to her new parental role, but she must also find inspired ways to deal with Lina's grief over the loss of her mother. Surprisingly, help comes from Mario, Martha's new Italian sous-chef, who begins to visit Martha and Lina, doing all that he can to cheer them up with jokes and elaborate meals. Just as the trio returns to a stage of normalcy in their lives, Lina's long missing father arrives, announcing that he wants to take Lina back to Italy with him. Having grown to love Lina and her own role as the girl's protector, Martha is faced with a difficult dilemma.

In this Swiss noir-styled thriller, shot in high-contrast black-and-white, insurance broker Karl (Stefan Kurt) is on a deserted street at night when he sees a body on the sidewalk. Fleeing the scene is blonde Martha (Susanne Luening), who returns and soon becomes very involved in Karl's life. According to the paranoid Martha, she's being pursued by a strange group, the Inhumans. Are they actually prowling the basement of the hospital where she works? Shown in 1997 at the Locarno and Toronto film festivals.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 06 October, 2010.

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