Katie Fforde: The silence of men

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Movie
Original title Katie Fforde:
The silence of men
Country of production Germany
original language German
Publishing year 2016
length 89 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Sigi Rothemund
script Neithardt Riedel ,
Jenny Maruhn
production Jutta Lieck-Klenke ,
Sabine Jaspers ,
production company:
Network Movie
music Jens Fischer
camera Dragan Rogulj
cut Geraldine Sulima
occupation
chronology

←  Predecessor
The woman at his side

Successor  →
Summer of Witches

The Silence of Men is a German TV film by Sigi Rothemund from 2016 . It is the 24th film in a ZDF film series with works by British bestselling author Katie Fforde . The leading roles are cast with Ursula Buschhorn , René Ifrah , Leslie Malton and Daniel Aichinger .

The film is part of the ZDF Sunday Film Herzkino series, in which films by Rosamunde Pilcher , Inga Lindström , Nora Roberts , Lilly Schönauer and Utta Danella , among others, are shown. These productions are characterized by the fact that they are always shot in particularly attractive landscapes.

The film was first broadcast on March 28, 2016 on ZDF.

action

Howard Harper has some secrets from his wife Lynne, even though they plan to set sail with their ship “First Love” in a week and sail around the world, which has been their big dream together for years. Howard has a grown-up daughter named Samantha who lives in New York, but whom he has only known about for half a year and has not yet told his wife. He also hides his heart problems from Lynne. He is supported by his doctor Dr. Bronstein sent to a colleague in New York.

Lynne suspects him of cheating because he suddenly travels to New York and they haven't had sex in months, but this is due to the pills Howard has to take because of his heart. When she then goes to Howard's cell phone, which has been forgotten at home and a young woman's voice speaks on the mailbox, she sees this as an indication of her suspicion and travels after her husband to New York, where she deliberately moves in with Samantha, who is currently looking was looking for a new roommate.

After a successful heart operation, Howard sees Lynne and Samantha together. As he approaches them, Lynne escapes and flies home as quickly as possible, where she sells her ship and thus her and Howard's shared dream. But Howard follows her and can finally clear up all misunderstandings in a conversation. The couple are reconciled and Lynn's sister Ann-Margreth and her mutual friend Robert ensure that the purchase of the ship can be reversed.

reception

criticism

TV feature films' criticism was rather negative: “Apart from the usual kitsch, the amorous errors even end with a slight surprise. Leslie Malton as Lynne's spirited sister gives the drama a little pep. ”Conclusion:“ Harmless: in the end everything is in the right place ”

Tilmann P. Gangloff from Tittelbach.tv also had a few objections, but came to the conclusion: “Otherwise, 'Katie Fforde - The Silence of Men' fulfills more than just the usual expectations: the actors are convincing, the locations appealing, the pictures very telegenic; and finally the story still has a surprise to offer. "

Audience rating

The first broadcast on ZDF was watched by a total of 4.49 million people, which corresponded to a market share of 12.6% of the total audience. For younger people between 14 and 49 years of age it was a 4.8% market share.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Certificate of Release for Katie Fforde: The Silence of Men . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; July 2016; test number: 162 951 V). Template: FSK / maintenance / type not set and Par. 1 longer than 4 characters
  2. ↑ Katie Fforde: The Silence of Men Criticism tvspielfilm.de. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  3. ^ Tilmann P. Gangloff : Series "Katie Fforde - The Silence of Men" - Buschhorn, Ifrah, Malton. Dramaturgy toad that can be swallowed easily criticism tittelbach.tv
  4. ↑ Primetime check - Easter Monday, March 28, 2016 quotenmeter.de of March 29, 2016