Herr Lehmann (2003)

Director:

Leander Haußmann

Writers:

Sven Regener (novel)
Sven Regener (screenplay)

Release Date:

2 October 2003 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Bis denn, dann...

Plot:

In October 1989, the part of the West Berlin borough of Kreuzberg called SO 36, had been largely shut...

Plot Keywords:

Artist | Best Friend | Dream Sequence | East Germany | Female Frontal Nudity

Awards:

4 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Christian Ulmen	...	Herr Lehmann
Detlev Buck	...	Karl
Katja Danowski	...	Katrin
Janek Rieke	...	Kristall-Rainer
Annika Kuhl	...	Heidi
Hartmut Lange	...	Erwin
Martin Olbertz	...	Marco
Uwe Dag Berlin	...	Jürgen (as Uwe-Dag Berlin)
Michael Beck	...	Klaus
Michael Gwisdek	...	Der Trinker
Stephan Baumecker	...	Kiffer
Tim Fischer	...	Sylvio
Karsten Speck	...	Die Lederuschi
Margit Bendokat	...	Mutter Lehmann
Johann Adam Oest	...	Vater Lehmann (as Adam Oest)

Also Known As:

Berlin Blues (Europe: English title)
Der freundliche Herr Lehmann (Germany) (working title)

Runtime:

Germany:105 min | Argentina:105 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:12 (bw) | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Alexanderplatz, Mitte, Berlin, Germany

Company:

Boje Buck Produktion

Trivia:

Andre Schneider was considered for the role that finally went to Tim Fischer.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Katrin is waiting for Herr Lehmann at the East-Berlin "Weltzeituhr", we can see a Ks-type color light signal at the Berlin-Alexanderplatz railway station in the background. These type of signals was not introduced until the mid-'90s.

Movie Connections:

References Sonnenallee (1999)

Soundtrack:

Nervous and Blue

Great German movie for 2003. Big Beck's Support !

The film opens with a great and also very funny scene. The drunken and tired Herr Lehmann walks down the streets to reach his apartment. Finally he sees himself confronted with an awful dog!

He grabs into his pockets and finds some booze. In the end both are more or less drunken, Lehmann and the dog.

Two police officers drive by and wonder about this strange event...

This film has everything you can laugh, cry or cheer about and in the end the Berlin Wall is teared down, too.

Go and see it.