Talk of the Town (1995)
"Stadtgespräch" (original title)

Monika, the host of a daily radio call-in show on the verge of beco- ming a thirtysomething, has almost given up all hopes of finding the man of her dreams when her gay brother convinces ... See full summary »

Director:

Rainer Kaufmann

Writer:

Ben Taylor

Stars:

Katja Riemann, August Zirner, Martina Gedeck

6 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Katja Riemann	...	Monika Krauss
August Zirner	...	Erik Kirsch
Martina Gedeck	...	Sabine Kirsch
Kai Wiesinger	...	Rene Krauss
Moritz Bleibtreu	...	Karl (as Moritz J. Bleibtreu)
Karin Rasenack	...	Frau Krauss
Chantal De Freitas	...	Silke
Hermann Toelcke
Marta Krzykowski
Tobias Pippig
Stephan Bissmeier
Judith Gompes
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rainer Kaufmann

Storyline

Monika, the host of a daily radio call-in show on the verge of beco- ming a thirtysomething, has almost given up all hopes of finding the man of her dreams when her gay brother convinces her to try it one last time -- via a contact advertisement. Suprisingly, she finds some- one she instantly falls in love with, only to find out that her "Mr. Perfect" is already married -- to her best friend...

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Plot Keywords:

homosexual | human relationship

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Taglines:

Eine Frau liebt einen Mann. Und eine Stadt hört dabei zu.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

26 October 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Talk of the Town

Filming Locations:

Hamburg, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Buena Vista Pictures, Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Katja Riemann (2006)

User Reviews

5 out of 10

At times very funny, insightful, charming and entertaining, otherwise lengthy, boring and highly clichéd this romantic comedy is one of the best of its kind out of Germany. The uneven script as well as the direction are somewhat redeemed by the good performances by charming brother-sister couple Katja Riemann and Kai Wiesinger as well as a superior comedy turn by Moritz Bleibtreu as Wiesinger's stupid gay lover. Starts promising, has its ups and downs, but ends satisfyingly.