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Martha is the chef at a small gourmet restaurant in Hamburg who creates mini-masterpieces in every dish. She devotes every waking hour to her work and her shyness keeps her from breaking out of her mo...( read more 
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Recent Reviews
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MCT:August 7, 2008
The original "No Reservations," and much better at that. An excellent German film that we watched in my German class... possibly more than once.
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MCT:August 5, 2008This was a great film, The one I rented had English Subtitles and was in German. It started out slow, but really picked up and was very funny. If your into subtitle Movies get this one or rent it, you will not be sorry.
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MCT:July 28, 2008
Now I see that No Reservations was a total ripoff of this movie. The shots are pretty much the same and the script is almostly exactly the same in German.
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MCT:March 11, 2008
Delicious and rich, passionate and warm. It's all chocolate fondue, but somehow good for you. Which rhymes. One of my favourite foreign films.
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MCT:March 6, 2008
"Mostly Martha" (original name "Bella Martha") revolves around wound-up-tight-as-a-burrito master chef Martha (Martina Gedeck). Responsible for the success of Lido, her boss, Frida's (Sybille Canonica) urban German restaurant, Martha must nevertheless comply with her employer's demand that she weekly see a therapist (August Zirner). Martha seems clueless as to why therapy might help her but observing her in the kitchen and with restaurant guests suggests that her boss isn't too off-base sending her to a shrink. Coming for a visit, Martha's sister is fatally injured in a car crash leaving her eight-year old daughter, Lina (Maxine Foreste), lightly injured physically but deeply grief-stricken and withdrawn. Of course what follows is Martha's attempt to care for Lina and the clashes this unanticipated and initially painful relationship inevitably spawns.
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MCT:January 14, 2008
This movie is simply great! The actress Martina Gedeck ist wunderbar! Dankeschön Maude for the idea, any other suggestions?
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MCT:November 20, 2007Crisp, clean, no caffeine, and a great way to debunk the theory, that great relationships have to start out with some magical (Hollywood crap) chemistry. Sometimes great things happen when you least expect it.
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MCT:November 1, 2007
U know that movie "No Reservations" with Catherine Zeta Joens in it about the chefs!!!!????!!! this is what they were so desperately TRYING TO copy off of.....this is a great movie...No Reservations probably wasn't, lol...cuz copies are never as good as the originals
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MCT:October 20, 2007
Horrible cover art for a very decent light-hearted film. Martina Gedeck is a delight to watch. Love the lobster reference!!
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MCT:October 11, 2007
We (America) remade this recently as "No Reservations". I haven't seen our version yet, but I can almost guarantee this version is better. The storyline and ending aren't very American; rather refreshing.
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MCT:October 8, 2007
Sweet, simple, wonderful. Reminds me so much of LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE. AND it makes me hungryyyyyy lol.
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MCT:October 1, 2007
Quieter than its almost shot-for-shot remake No Reversations. It will really depend on my mood which I prefer to watch at a given time.
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MCT:September 21, 2007
Watched the Zeta-Jones/Eckhart english remake before this, and this is far more credible & touching. Though the pacing is deliberately slow at times, gems like Martha's compassion for lobsters, the credits-rolling happy ending, and "very late night" taste test, make this movie a richer, tastier, European experience
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MCT:September 6, 2007I just recently watched this and fell in LOVE with it. The most touching of romance with the witty comedy, yet a really dramatic story as well! All the best of the best!
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MCT:August 30, 2007
very good - although, i thought Martina's character was going to be more edgy and less vulnerable. still very good tho
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MCT:August 22, 2007Food, love and human relationships blend seamlessly in this tasty concoction. Nothing spectacular or innovative here, just a diverting entertainment that is fun to watch.
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MCT:August 16, 2007
This is the German movie the new Catherine Zeta Jones "No Reservations" is a re-make of. This original version is superbly acted and crafted, much better than the "hollywodized" version.
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MCT:August 14, 2007
This was actually really good! It's in German, which is a plus for me, due to the fact I'll be moving there in September.
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MCT:July 29, 2007
Loved it. I hate to see movies remade when the original is so well done. Watch this instead of No Reservations. This one is sublime.
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MCT:July 17, 2007
This is the most charming movie I have seen in a long time. It was very linear as far as foreign films go so if you want a very twisty, R Rated (as this is a PG film) foreign film this isn't it. What you get here is a great character development/study, a wonderful love story, and to watch a person who desperately needs to break out of her self-constructed cage...Well anyway...Martina Gedeck plays the marvelous Martha, a woman/cook who is very stuck in her ways and needs a few things to shake up her world a bit before she actually decides to smell the coffee as it were. You are able to watch this character blossom utilizing the vehicles of therapy and food to convey changes in character. Don't be surprised if you get REALLY hungry watching this film (much as you might if you were to be watching the incredible film, "Eat, Drink, Man, Woman). This is a wonderful movie and will leave you feeling just right.
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MCT:July 15, 2007
That American movie, No Reservations, is a complete rip off of this one. This is the original- German brilliance.
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MCT:May 4, 2007
Not your typical "Chick" flick. The character development and cinematography is excellent. This is not a sappy unrealistc love story, this one the could happen and is more believsble.
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MCT:April 15, 2007
Lovely, Tasty movie. Martina gedeck is great. This may open your apetite for more films in which she takes part.
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MCT:April 2, 2007
this film is a close second. again, impeccable acting, maybe better than in dear frankie. the cooking analogies martha uses are very effective.
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Funny32posted 434 days ago -
I don't think there was a need for a remake of this movie even if they cast Catherine Zeta-Jones, which I love, Mostly Martha is just perfect.
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