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December 1, 2024
33/40
Her joy is temporary as her health is rapidly deteriorating
Story
Lisi enjoys the deterioration of husband Gerd’s home. Even Leo Tolstoy knew that every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. This is also clear to the German director Matthias GLASNER, who received a Silver Bear at the BERLINALE 2024 for his new film DYING. But he can add a North German Protestant twist to the theme, which further heightens the family’s melancholy. Lissie Lunies (Corina HARFUSCH) and her husband Gerd (Hans Uwe BAUER) live in a small northern German town and are already severely affected by old age.
Accepting help is difficult for both of us
Their two children live far away and are hard hit by their own problems. Son Tom (Lars EIDINGER) lives in Berlin and is somewhat successful as a conductor, but is hopelessly embroiled in personal squabbles. Daughter Ellen (Lilit STANGENBERG) lives in Hamburg and is so committed to an alcohol-soaked lifestyle that she wakes up in Latvia after a night of drinking. It’s true! Both clash in different ways with their parents' infirmities and their own inadequacies.
for his magnificent performances
The fact that the film doesn’t get boring for its three-hour running time is due to the fantastic cast, which also includes Anna BEDERKE, Robert GVISDEK, Saerom PARK, Saskia ROSENDAHL and Ronald ZERFELD. German actors Corinna HARFUSCH (1989 EUROPEAN FILM AWARD nominee for TREFFEN IN TRAVERS) and Hans Uwe BAUER have been awarded the 2024 GERMAN FILM AWARD. The coffee table clash between HARFUSCH and EIDINGER is one of the most impressive things seen in German cinema in recent years. The Looneys are unhappy in their own way. A melancholy film from the German-speaking world!
Yes and no
Haven’t we seen enough of that already? Of course, as a moviegoer you wonder if this is typically German (or at least North German) or would it be possible in other cultures. But Matthias GLASNER aims very high and takes his example from great films like Ingmar BERGMAN and Federico FELLINI. After all, it’s not for nothing that Tom Lunies prefers to watch the four-hour TV version of FANNY OCH ALEXANDER (1983) on Christmas Eve. And the character played by Robert GVISDEK (in real life HARFUSCH’s son) reminds me the least of Steiner played by Alain CUNEY in LA DOLCE VITA (1959).
Of course, oppressive German cinema is not everyone’s cup of tea
But the way the story is so close to reality has a very special impact that you should definitely expose yourself to. Definitely recommended!
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