Directed by:
Andreas DresenCinematography:
Andreas HöferCast:
Henry Hübchen, Corinna Harfouch, Sylvester Groth, Markus Hering, Tilo Prückner, Peter Kurth, Stephanie Schönfeld, Heike Warmuth, Frank Auerbach (more)Plots(1)
Otto is an elderly movie star and a cause of a lot of troubles for Martin, an ambitious young director. Otto’s unreliability and his penchant for alcohol lead to a peculiar decision – all scenes are shot with two actors. Squabbles arise between the star and its stand-in as well as the other members of the crew whose relationship is often more than strictly professional. In one of his latest movies, Dresen uses the form of a “making-of” film to depict the tension of the duality of life – on the set and outside – with his typical bittersweet undertone. The echoes of the past as well as the awareness of the approaching end of (not only) the filming are again necessary to search for in the expressions of the face. (Febiofest)
(more)Cast
Henry Hübchen
Germany
Best movies:
Jakob the Liar (1974)
Das Große Abenteuer des Kaspar Schmeck (1981) (TV movie)
Sun Alley (1999)
Corinna Harfouch
East Germany
Best movies:
Dying (2024)
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
Downfall (2004)
Sylvester Groth
East Germany
Best movies:
Generation War (2013) (series)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
The Reader (2008)
Markus Hering
West Germany
Best movies:
Gloomy Sunday (1999)
Solino (2002)
Heidi (2015)
Tilo Prückner
German Empire
Best movies:
Der Zauberberg (1982)
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
Head Full of Honey (2014)
Peter Kurth
East Germany
Best movies:
A Friend of Mine (2006)
Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
Wolfsburg (2003)
Stephanie Schönfeld
Best movies:
Free Fall (2013)
Summer in Berlin (2005)
Whiskey with Vodka (2009)
Heike Warmuth
Best movies:
Die Kirschenkönigin (2004) (series)
Eight Miles High! (2007)
Whiskey with Vodka (2009)
Frank Auerbach
East Germany
Best movies:
Ein Tick anders (2011)
The Red Cockatoo (2006)
Whiskey with Vodka (2009)
Thomas Neumann
Germany
Best movies:
Solo Sunny (1980)
Barbara (2012)
Three (2010)
Matthias Walter
Germany
Best movies:
Nachtgestalten (1999)
Summer in Berlin (2005)
Whiskey with Vodka (2009)
Peter Pauli
German Empire
Best movies:
Run Lola Run (1998)
Jakob the Liar (1974)
Spring Symphony (1983)
Valery Tscheplanowa
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Der Turm (2012) (TV movie)
Whiskey with Vodka (2009)
Speed Racer (2008)
Axel Werner
Best movies:
System Crasher (2019)
Alaska.de (2000)
The Red Cockatoo (2006)
Günther Fischer
German Empire
Best movies:
Whiskey with Vodka (2009)
Werner Lustig
German Empire
Best movies:
Whiskey with Vodka (2009)
Jerry Cotton (2010)
Thomas Putensen
East Germany
Best movies:
Whiskey with Vodka (2009)
Falk-Willy Wild
East Germany
Best movies:
Whiskey with Vodka (2009)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Models (2000) (TV movie)
Katja Langnäse
East Germany
Best movies:
Whiskey with Vodka (2009)
Simon von Parys
Best movies:
The Tunnel (2001)
Whiskey with Vodka (2009)