Bin ich schn? (Am I Beautiful?) (1998)
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One of Germany's most important female directors, Doris Dörrie chose the subject of the universal quest for happiness for the film Bin ich Schön?. Set in Spain and Germany, the film interlaces individual stories of broken hearts and broken dreams with aspirations of new beginnings. On a hot… More One of Germany's most important female directors, Doris Dörrie chose the subject of the universal quest for happiness for the film Bin ich Schön?. Set in Spain and Germany, the film interlaces individual stories of broken hearts and broken dreams with aspirations of new beginnings. On a hot afternoon in Spain, Linda is standing beside the road wearing a thin summer dress and carrying a handbag. A car stops and Werner, a robust-looking German, picks her up. She shows him a note which says, "I am deaf-mute and in need of your help." Werner is touched. As they move off together, Linda throws her handbag out of the window. In a near-by motel, Klaus is on the phone to Munich trying to convince his reluctant girlfriend Franziska to come down to Spain. Linda and Werner have checked into the next room where Werner is asking Linda to hit him with his belt. Plots and subplots intertwine until the film reaches a climax during a religious procession. In an ironic way, the film celebrates life with a message that life is here today and then it's gone. No beginning, no end and enjoy it while you can. Bin ich schön? was screened as part of the New German Films at the 49th International Berlin Film Festival, 1999. ~ Gönül Dönmez-Colin, Rovi
- Directed By
- Doris Dörrie
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Sep 17, 1998 Wide
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Cast
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Senta Berger
as Unna
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Gottfried John
as Herbert
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Otto Sander
as David
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Franka Potente
as Linda
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Anica Dobra
as Franziska
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Maria Schrader
as Elke
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Elisabeth Romano
as Jessica
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Steffen Wink
as Klaus
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Iris Berben
as Rita
- Oliver Naegele
- Suzanne von Borsody
- Uwe Ochsenknecht
- Nina Petri
- Joachim Król
- Heike Makatsch
- Gisela Schneeberger
- Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss
- Dietmar Schoenherr
- Michael Klemm
- Lina Lambsdorff
- Carla Weindler
- Marie Zielcke