Better than you
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Better than you |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2015 |
| length | 88 minutes |
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| Director | Isabel Kleefeld |
| script | Stefan Rogall |
| production |
Iris Kiefer , Katrin Kuhn |
| music |
Florian van Volxem , Sven Rossenbach |
| camera | Alexander Fischerkoesen |
| cut | Renata Salazar Ivancan |
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Better than Du is a German comedy film from 2015. The two main characters and twin brothers Matthias Pretschke and Tom Senger are played by Christoph Maria Herbst . The film was first broadcast on German television on April 17, 2015. A house on Roteichenweg in Cologne served as the home of the Pretschkes. The same house was used as the backdrop for the Tomorrow I'll Stop series .
action
Matthias Pretschke is a speech therapist, married and has two children. The marriage with his wife Petra threatens to fall apart. His twin brother Tom Senger appears unexpectedly and is immediately mistaken for her husband by Petra. The two twin brothers use the situation to help each other by temporarily slipping into the role of the other. Tom, who is an actor by profession, takes pleasure in his new role, and Petra discovers new aspects of "her husband". Matthias, on the other hand, has to deal with his disappointed acting colleague and ex-girlfriend Pola “as Tom”. Ultimately, Matthias’s married and family life as well as Tom’s professional and private situation receive new momentum.
Locations
- Pretschke's practice was at Bonifazstrasse 22
- The Pretschke family's house was at Roteichenweg 12
- The pub where the Pretschke brothers meet was the "Weißer Elunder" at Gladbacher Straße 48
- The theater scenes were filmed in the " Free Workshop Theater Cologne " at Zugweg 10
- The hotel where Pretschke has his rendezvous with Pola was the "European Court" at Appellhofplatz 31
- Petra Pretschke's photo studio was at Goltsteinstrasse 34
criticism
"Between slightly jammed and loose-flaky, Herbst plays out all sorts of facets of his comedic talent without falling into his foreign embarrassment 'Stromberg'."
“The actor Christoph Maria Herbst can do the Stromberg best. Now he is taking on two roles in a comedy of confusion and is also allowed to show a little Loriot. This is funny."
“(...) That has puns and comic situations. Timing and dialogue are also right. And while you are still laughing - because you actually laugh and feel well entertained - the mills of moralizing problem solving are already grinding in the background. The playful walk through the cabinet of mirrors reaches its dramaturgical limit. "
“The fact that an enjoyable event is taking place under the direction of Isabelle Kleefeld, who recently presented a tormenting, educational dementia film with His good rights , is mainly thanks to two things: Christoph Maria Herbst, brilliantly in his double role, who effortlessly wears a suit with glasses tattooed professional youth. And an ensemble that routinely implements the language-playful dialogues that rely entirely on timing, without falling into comedy fuss. It doesn't take more for a pleasing performance that has its best moments when it looks at small, absurd everyday occurrences. "
Web links
- Better than you in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Better than you in the online film database
- Filmpool's website about the film
- Video interview with Christoph Maria Herbst about the film
- Interview with Christoph Maria Herbst about the film on Stern.de
- Information on the quota on kressreport
- Criticism and information about the film on Tittelbach.tv
Individual evidence
- ↑ Better than you - film review. Retrieved June 9, 2015 .
- ↑ Carin Pawlak: TV column 'Better than you' - The sex of the dead pants. April 17, 2015, accessed June 9, 2015 .
- ^ Arno Frank: The Stromberg brothers. April 17, 2015, accessed June 9, 2015 .
- ↑ Ursula Scheer: ARD film 'Better than you' - And don't you want to be my brother. April 17, 2015, accessed June 9, 2015 .