Mostly Martha (2001)

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109 min - Comedy | Romance | Drama - 18 April 2002 (Germany)

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Ratings: 7.3/10 from 4,745 users Metascore: 72/100
Reviews: 82 user | 58 critic | 28 from Metacritic.com

When a headstrong chef takes charge of her equally stubborn 8-year-old niece, the tensions between them mount... until an Italian sous-chef arrives to lighten the mood.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Martina Gedeck	...	Martha Klein
	Maxime Foerste	...	Lina Klein (Martha's niece)
	Sergio Castellitto	...	Mario
	August Zirner	...	Martha's Therapist
	Sibylle Canonica	...	Frida
	Katja Studt	...	Lea
	Antonio Wannek	...	Carlos
	Idil Üner	...	Bernadette
	Oliver Broumis	...	Jan
	Ulrich Thomsen	...	Sam Thalberg
	Gerhard Garbers	...	Herr Steinberg
	Angela Schmidt	...	Frau Steinberg
	Diego Ribon	...	Giuseppe Lorenzo
	W.D. Sprenger	...	Noisy customer
	Victoria Trauttmansdorff	...	Companion (as Victoria von Trautmannsdorf)

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Storyline

In a German restaurant, Chef Martha Klein is the undisputed supreme ruler of the kitchen staff and woe to any customer who would dare criticize her cooking. Her life is firmly centered around cooking which takes on a obsessive level with stubborn single mindedness. Even when she is ordered to take therapy, she still constantly talks about her work and the iron clad control she relishes in her task. All that changes when her sister dies in a car accident, leaving her 8 year old daughter, Lina. Martha takes her niece in and while making enquiries for her estranged father, she struggles to care for this stubbornly headstrong child. Meanwhile at work, a new chef named Mario is hired on and Martha feels threatened by this unorthodox intruder. The pressures of both her private and work life combine to create a situation that will fundamentally call her attitudes and life choices into question while these interlopers into her life begin to profoundly change it. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@rogers.com>

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic material and mild language See all certifications »

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Germany | Italy | Austria | Switzerland

Language:

German | Italian

Release Date:

18 April 2002 (Germany) See more »

Also Known As:

Bela Marta See more »

Filming Locations:

Hamburg, Germany See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$40,446 (USA) (18 August 2002) (2 Screens)

Gross:

$4,158,045 (USA) (19 January 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arte, Bavaria Film, Kinowelt Filmproduktion See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min | Japan: 105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

Sergio Castellitto's German wasn't good enough so Frank Glaubrecht was brought in to dub his voice for the German version. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Mario and Lina get ready to cook dinner at Martha's apartment, Lina puts on her apron twice. See more »

Quotes

[last lines]
Martha Klein: Then it must be the sugar.
Martha's Therapist: The sugar?
Martha Klein: Did you get the Belgian vergeoise like I told you?
Martha's Therapist: Are you telling me that you can taste what kind of sugar I've used?
Martha Klein: Of course not, but I can taste which kind you didn't use.
Martha's Therapist: [she smiles softly as he leaves] I give up. I'll be right back.
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Connections

Featured in Cinema Goes to Dinner (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Darkwood VII: New Morning"
Written and Performed by David Darling
ECM Records See more »

Mostly Martha (2001)
Bella Martha (original title)

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