Im Winter ein Jahr (2008)

Director:

Caroline Link

Writers:

Scott Campbell (novel)
Caroline Link (screenplay)

Release Date:

13 November 2008 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A renowned artist must uncover a young dancer's secrets in order to truly capture her likeness for a commissioned work. |

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Season In Title | Based On Novel | Number In Title

Awards:

4 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Karoline Herfurth	...	Lilli Richter
Josef Bierbichler	...	Max Hollander - Maler
Corinna Harfouch	...	Eliane Richter
Hanns Zischler	...	Dr. Thomas Richter
Cyril Sjöström	...	Alexander Richter
Misel Maticevic	...	Aldo
Daniel Berini	...	Tom
Franz Dinda	...	Johannes
Karin Boyd	...	Renee Walters
Jacob Matschenz	...	Tobias Hollander
Inka Friedrich	...	Andrea
Hansa Czypionka	...	Stephan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tanja Frehse	...	Martina
Alina Freund
Paula Kalenberg	...	Stella
Philip Koestring	...	Motorradfahrer
Filippo Kreindl	...	Paul
Konstantin Krisch	...	Student #2
Matthias Kupfer	...	Georg, Soapvater
Thomas Schimon	...	Student #1
Jannike Schubert	...	Student #3
Rocco Stark

Also Known As:

A Year Ago in Winter (International: English title)
A Year in Winter (USA) (literal English title)

Runtime:

Argentina:129 min | Canada:129 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

German | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Brandenburg, Germany

Company:

Bavaria Film

Soundtrack:

Signal To Noise

Private investigations

Anthropologists will tell you that evolution has taught us to look for chains of cause and effect everywhere, even if they don't exist. This movie examines what happens when the chain is broken. Lilli (Karoline Herfurth), a capricious beauty and a dancer of some promise, is conducting an extremely private investigation to find out why her brother Tom committed suicide. Her search is all the more pressing as she feels Tom is trying to make contact with her across the chasm of death, perhaps to settle some unfinished business. For a long time, Lilli is getting nowhere since her mother (Corinna Harfouch) has conspired to gloss over the past and cover up her pain. She hires a painter (Josef Bierbichler) to restore the way things used to be. But the painter takes sides with Lilli. If the whole family business is beyond you, go anyway to revel in Lilli's man-eating, cock-teasing, heart-stopping ways. Signature line: "You're interesting, but your jumper sucks. Are you any use in bed?" The cast is classy and the movie is as good-looking as it is well-paced, but way too long. Cut the sentimental half hour at the end, and you've got an ace.