What matters in life
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | What matters in life |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2016 |
| length | 88 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Vivian Naefe |
| script | Astrid Ruppert |
| production |
Yella Yarí Fenner , Kirsten Hager , Karina Ulitzsch , Sabine Wenath |
| music | Martin Probst |
| camera | Peter Döttling |
| cut | Monika Abspacher |
| occupation | |
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What matters in life is a German television film from 2016 .
The film is the continuation of the Christmas film Abendrüber, Since It Snowes from 2012. The role of Diana Amft , the leading actress in the first film, was taken on by Petra Schmidt-Schaller in the sequel .
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The Protestant pastor Gregor Thaler lives in a relationship with his new love, the jazz singer Miriam Kirsch. He arouses the displeasure of the church council and the congregation, because Miriam has not yet divorced her husband Jan, who had left her and her daughter Julchen. This also leads to dissatisfaction in the relationship between the two of them when Gregor wants Miriam to divorce Jan, which Miriam refuses out of consideration for Julchen. In addition, Jan shows interest in his ex-partner again.
The neighbors in the apartment building are also struggling with worries and hardships. Achim Henning has to cope with the fact that his wife Waltraud has separated from him in order to find herself and needs the help of the cleaning help Lori. Henning takes Lori in when she stands at the door one evening with bruises. Miriam offers Henning, who used to enjoy playing the flute, to make music with him. To his disappointment, Henning later discovered that Lori had secretly stolen from him. Lori remorsefully brings the stolen goods back.
Caretaker Eberling does not want to admit that he has dementia and even hides his pills. When he fails to turn off a pan of fried potatoes and sets off a kitchen fire, his daughter Ingrid moves in with him. When Ingrid discovers the hidden pills, she comes to the conclusion that her father needs to go to a home. After initial hesitation, he agrees.
Meanwhile, the couple Isabell and Nick disagree on the issue of having children. After a period of argument, Isabell suggests that they wait until both of them are ready to have children.
The single father Michael, on the other hand, has to deal with the fact that his pubescent daughter Nina has her first boyfriend. At the same time he has his eye on Ingrid.
When Miriam returns home after a concert evening, she finds out that Jan did not take care of Julchen as promised; instead he met his new love Sonja. Disappointed that he doesn't care about her and Julchen, Miriam demands a divorce. Gregor trusts a bride and groom and in his sermon emphasizes the limits of a morality that does not stand up to love. At the same time he announces - to the horror of his critics - that he wants to resign.
When the house community celebrates a party to say goodbye to caretaker Eberling, Peter and Ingrid get closer.
Reviews
“Finally, the honorable house gathers in its own community garden. Paradise seems to have been reached. But who knows, love never ends: the summer is followed by a Christmassy winter, to which the “ Little Lord ” and “ Dinner for One ” from the Kyffhäuser have been sent for ages . There would still be space. "
“The film too seldom keeps what the title promises: What matters in life touches on existential issues, illness, love, loss. But sinks them in kitsch. He wants to tell everyday stories. Nothing is more unusual than a happy ending. Happiness as the inevitable consequence of all being. The film does not dare to challenge its audience, it is noticeably afraid to scare them off. How terrible."
“Again the film tells magical stories of a small house community that tries to show how life can be more livable. Even if the represented society is reminiscent of a utopian ideal world, both the love story and the numerous side strands are amusing. "
Web links
- What counts in life in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nikolaus von Festenberg: TV fairy tale with Wotan Wilke Möhring - At the heart-pain border. In: Der Tagesspiegel . September 6, 2016, accessed December 26, 2018 .
- ↑ Jakob Wihgrab: Lost in kitsch. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung . September 7, 2016, accessed December 26, 2018 .
- ↑ NN: What matters in life. In: Prism . Retrieved December 26, 2018 .