Underplayed Gems

Selbstgespräche (2008)

Selbstgespräche poster
Directed by
André Erkau
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
0
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film is about people who struggle to communicate honestly with each other. It follows their attempts to connect, which often turn into monologues instead of real conversations.

quirkywarmintrospectiveunderstatedbittersweetmildly comediccharacter-driven

What happens

Selbstgespräche ist ein Kinofilm von Regisseur André Erkau aus dem Jahr 2008, der seine Premiere im Wettbewerb des Max-Ophüls-Festivals 2008 in Saarbrücken hatte. Dort gewann er den Hauptpreis Max-Ophüls-Preis sowie den Preis für die beste Musik. Der Titel bezieht sich auf die Unfähigkeit mit anderen zu kommunizieren – „und jede fehlgeschlagene Kommunikation ist ja streng genommen ein Selbstgespräch“ (Regisseur Erkau nach einer Film-Vorführung am 21. Juli in Freiburg). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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