Fashion Victims (2007)
"Reine Geschmacksache" (original title)

At 52, traveling salesman Wolfgang Zenker (Edgar Selge) is in old school territory: he peddles the company's classic clothing line to boutiques that cater to women over 35... See full synopsis »

Director:

Ingo Rasper

Writers:

Ingo Rasper, Tom Streuber

Stars:

Edgar Selge, Florian Bartholomäi, Roman Knizka

5 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Edgar Selge	...	Wolfgang Zenker
Florian Bartholomäi	...	Karsten Zenker
Roman Knizka	...	Steven Brookmüller
Franziska Walser	...	Erika Zenker
Traute Hoess	...	Brigitta
Gottfried Breitfuss	...	Polizist Gerhardt (as Gottfried Breitfuß)
Marcus Michalski	...	Juniorchef
Horst Krause	...	Horst / Reinigungsangestellte
Lara Beckmann	...	Lucie
Janna Wangenbach	...	Nicola
Susanne Rasper	...	Frau Franzen
Elert Bode	...	Herr Schiller
Jessica Schwarz	...	Frau Pfeiffer
Irm Hermann	...	Frau Retzlaff (as Irm Herrmann)
Waldemar Kobus	...	Banker Harald Topfmöller

Storyline

At 52, traveling salesman Wolfgang Zenker (Edgar Selge) is in old school territory: he peddles the company's classic clothing line to boutiques that cater to women over 35... See full synopsis »

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Plot Keywords:

telephone call | bathroom | driver's license | breakfast | bathtub | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Germany]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

9 August 2007 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Fashion Victims

Filming Locations:

Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

€800,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Knudsen & Streuber Filmproduktion, Südwestrundfunk (SWR), noir film GmbH & Co. KG

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

a week in the life of a mixed-up German family

In the U.S., it's called Fashion Victims, but in it's native German, its "Reine Geschmacksache". Co-Written and directed by Ingo Rasper, it's the story of a week in the life of the Zenker family. Dad (Edgar Selge) is a salesman in the clothing industry, and needs the help of his gay son Karsten (Florian Bartholomai). Except that Karsten had other plans, which causes even MORE friction between father and son, which was already pretty bad . Mom (Franziska Walser) and Dad are always bickering, which doesn't help the mood. The first 40 minutes are very dark and depressing, as things just get worse and worse. Then Karsten meets up with one of Dad's co-workers, and things start to happen..... This was the fourth project written and directed by Rasper, and it won several awards at European film festivals. I wish they had used a different font for the subtitles, as they are very well done, but a little hard to read. Good story -- an hour and a half long. Too bad none of the other Rasper are available on amazon.