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Erleuchtung garantiert (1999)
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20 January 2000 (Germany)
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Two very different brothers get together for a temporary stay in a Japanese zen monastry. The trip from...
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Excellent movie: funny, profound comedy
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Uwe Ochsenknecht | ... | Uwe |
 | Gustav-Peter Wöhler | ... | Gustav |
| Petra Zieser | ... | Petra |
| Ulrike Kriener | ... | Ulrike |
| Anica Dobra | ... | Anica |
| Heiner Lauterbach | ... | Heiner |
| Franz X. Gernstl | ... | Ehepaar |
| Gisela Gernstl | ... | Ehepaar |
| Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht | ... | Jimmy (as Jimmy Ochsenknecht) |
 | Wilson Gonzalez Ochsenknecht | ... | Wilson |
| Leopold Zieser | ... | Leopold |
| Emilia Zieser | ... | Emilia |
| Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss | ... | Ulrikes Liebhaber |
| Imaseki | ... | Sumo-Ringer |
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Enlightenment Guaranteed (Europe: English title)
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109 min
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Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410
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This movie is really quite a feast. It shows two German brothers on a trip to Japan to visit a Zen monastery. Both brothers face personal questions: one has just been left by his wife, and the other, well, that comes too late in the film for me to discuss here.
Upon arriving in Tokyo, they settle in a comfortable hotel and go out for a night on the town. Problem: where is the hotel? At first this seems comical, but it quickly becomes a serious crisis.
They sleep in cardboard boxes on the street.
The brothers' ability to deal with these problems and their other problems are examined in the light of the daily mundane tasks they take upon themselves when they arrive at the monastery.
The movie handles religion very well. It shows the value of their meditation without getting overly preachy. It shows the brothers, especially Uwe, the one whose wife left him, trying very hard to find a meaning in what they do.
The movie is about people and the deep problems people have. Some viewers might find this boring, but I found it compelling. There is no one thing I can point to, but the whole feel of the movie and the characters seemed right.