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Andreas Müller
Sehnsucht | Longing by Valeska Grisebach
DEU 2005, Competition
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Andreas Müller, Anett Dornbusch
Sehnsucht | Longing by Valeska Grisebach
DEU 2005, Competition
One day, the man goes on a business trip to a large town with the fire brigade. After a night of heavy drinking and carousing he wakes up in another womans apartment. He can barely remember what went on. His efforts to find out what did occur lead to a passionate affair. This liaison does not change his love for his wife even for a moment. But, try as he might, he cannot seem to find his way back to his old life. And so one day he picks up a shotgun and aims for his heart.
Told in a realistic style that sometimes has the feel of a documentary, Valeska Grisebachs debut feature is an unusual love story with echoes of the melodramatic and the fairy-tale. Before making this film, Valeska Grisebach conducted extensive video research into the private lives and loves of thirtysomethings living in Berlin-Brandenburg; she subsequently distilled from this material the plot and characters for her first film.
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Sehnsucht | Longing
Home zone red carpet: Neighboors becoming fans before the premiere of Sehnsucht | Longing which was shot with non-professional actors in the vicinity of Berlin, bringing local flavor to the Berlinale Palast screen.
Sehnsucht · Competition · Berlinale Palast · Feb 15, 2006
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Anett Dornbusch, Ilka Weltz, Andreas Müller
Actors Anett Dornbusch, Ilka Weltz and Andreas Müller at the photo call for Valeska Grisebach's Sehnsucht | Longing. None of them has ever been in a film before.
Sehnsucht · Competition · Programme Press Conference · Feb 15, 2006
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Peter Rommel, Valeska Grisebach
Producer Peter Rommel and director Valeska Grisebach of German Competition entry Sehnsucht.
Sehnsucht · Competition · Programme Press Conference · Feb 15, 2006
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Andreas Müller
Feeling great and deserving it: Andreas Müller on the red carpet.
Sehnsucht · Competition · Berlinale Palast · Feb 15, 2006
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Ilka Weltz, Dieter Kosslick
Dieter Kosslick welcoming Ilka Weltz, main cast of Sehnsucht, in front of the Berlinale Palast.
Sehnsucht · Competition · Berlinale Palast · Feb 15, 2006
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Sehnsucht
Valeska Grisebach with backers and makers aof her film Sehnsucht | Longing after the premiere in the Berlinale Palast.
Sehnsucht · Competition · Berlinale Palast · Feb 15, 2006
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Valeska Grisebach
Valeska Grisebach
Sehnsucht · Competition · Closing Gala · Feb 18, 2006
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Valeska Grisebach
Sehnsucht · Competition · Feb 15, 2006
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Andreas Müller
Sehnsucht · Competition · Feb 15, 2006
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Anett Dornbusch
Sehnsucht · Competition · Feb 15, 2006
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Ilka Welz
Sehnsucht · Competition · Feb 15, 2006
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Peter Rommel (Producer), Bernhard Keller (Director of Photography), Anett Dornbusch (Actress), Andreas Müller (Actor), Ilka Welz (Actress), Valeska Grisebach (Director)
Sehnsucht | Longing
Competition · Press Conference · Feb 15, 2006
Peter Rommel (Producer), Bernhard Keller (Director of Photography), Anett Dornbusch (Actress), Andreas Müller (Actor), Ilka Welz (Actress), Valeska Grisebach (Director)
Sehnsucht | Longing
Competition · Red Carpet · Feb 15, 2006