Learning to Lie (2003)
"Liegen lernen" (original title)

Director:

Hendrik Handloegten

Writers:

Frank Goosen (novel), Hendrik Handloegten

Stars:

Fabian Busch, Susanne Bormann, Fritzi Haberlandt

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fabian Busch	...	Helmut
Susanne Bormann	...	Britta
Fritzi Haberlandt	...	Gisela
Sophie Rois	...	Barbara
Anka Sarstedt	...	Gloria (as Anka Lea Sarstedt)
Birgit Minichmayr	...	Tina
Florian Lukas	...	Mücke
Tino Mewes	...	Der langer Schäfer
Sebastian Münster	...	Beck
Beate Abraham	...	Helmuts Mutter
Wilfried Dziallas	...	Helmuts Vater
Uwe Rohde	...	Uwe
André Meyer	...	Rüdiger
Jean-Pierre Cornu	...	Professor Mutter
Heinz Schubert	...	Onkel Bertram

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

unfaithful boyfriend | christmas | best friend | mother son relationship | sex | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Site [de]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

4 September 2003 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Learning to Lie

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$507,544 (Germany) (5 September 2003)

Gross:

$507,544 (Germany) (5 September 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

X-Filme Creative Pool

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Features Tagesschau (1952)

User Reviews

The one who got away

This movie was not very romantic or funny, but it got one point across wonderfully- waiting for the one who got away will screw you over (and all those eligible human bodies around you). In this case, it's the guy that pines over his idyllic first love... in Germany!! Oh so romantic!.. the gray.. dark blue.. coal smelling.. EAST Germany. ;) Nevertheless, your night vision adjusts and the movie gets better.

I really appreciate that the movie deals with men's issues, such as the way they view romantic relationships and how they, even though it's hard to admit, contract and repeat unhealthy patterns in their life. Not the glamorous Haley-Davidson, Mr. Jack Daniels type of masculinity, but the one that lurks beneath the Common Jerk, who (as we all know) cries at night into his pillow, trapped inside his own head.

In essence,this film is for both blocks&birds.. but you gotta to be ready for the presentation. It dissects most common Bf/Gf types and serves them up like a tech assistant at a biology lab. Imagine sugar-free, sunshine-free version of "Before the Sunset" as told by a guy who could actually exist... I loved it.