Grill Point (2002)
- Original title
- Halbe Treppe
- Directed by
- Andreas Dresen
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Rated
- 15+
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 34 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
In a small German city, two couples and a snack bar owner navigate their unglamorous lives and relationships. The film follows their quiet frustrations and infidelities with an improvised, handheld immediacy.
naturalisticrestlessintimatewryobservationalgroundedunderstated
What happens
Grill Point is a 2002 German drama film directed by Andreas Dresen. Its original German title is Halbe Treppe, which means "Halfway up the Stairs" in English, and was the real-life name of the snack bar shown in the film. Grill Point was heavily influenced by the Dogme 95 manifest (although it does not follow all the Dogme rules; it uses some music not performed in-scene, the director is credited, and it is presented in widescreen format). It was shot almost entirely on location in the eastern German city of Frankfurt (Oder) using handheld digital video cameras. Its performance was improvised. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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