Life is All You Get (1997)
- Original title
- Das Leben ist eine Baustelle.
- Directed by
- Wolfgang Becker
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film, romance film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rated
- 15+
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 44 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young man in Berlin deals with a series of personal setbacks and meets a woman who is also navigating life's chaos. Together they try to find their footing amidst the constant changes around them.
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What happens
Life Is All You Get (German: Das Leben ist eine Baustelle) is a 1997 German comedy film directed by Wolfgang Becker. It was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention. Joe Leydon of Variety praised the film as "an extremely engaging tale of life and love in a city where everything appears to be in a state of flux", and described it as "a smartly written and sharply observed comedy-drama. At its frequent best, pic has a fresh and larky charm that's reminiscent of fondly remembered French New Wave romances." A literal translation of the German title is "Life Is A Construction Site". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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