Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps (2007)
"Warum Männer nicht zuhören und Frauen schlecht einparken" (original title)

The life of a young couple.

Director:

Leander Haußmann

Writers:

Rochus Hahn (screenplay), Alexander Stever (screenplay),

Stars:

Benno Fürmann, Jessica Schwarz, Matthias Matschke

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Benno Fürmann	...	Jan Rietmüller
Jessica Schwarz	...	Katrin Geißler
Matthias Matschke	...	Rüdiger
Annika Kuhl	...	Melanie
Uwe Ochsenknecht	...	Jonathan Armbruster
Nadja Becker	...	Angie Luschmund
Sasha	...	Sven (as Sasha Schmitz)
Tom Schilling	...	Krischl
Lars Rudolph	...	Udo
Florentine Lahme	...	Tanja Schneider
Katja Flint	...	Frau Kitzelbach
Thomas Kretschmann	...	Paul
Peter Lohmeyer	...	Co-Pilot Hans-Jürgen Buck
Steffi Kühnert	...	Schwangere Sekretärin
Uwe Dag Berlin

Storyline

Loosley based on the bestselling book of Allan Pease and Barbara Pease, this comedy focuses on typical gender stereotypes, causing difficulties in relationships between men and women. When Jan wants to sleep with Melanie, student Katrin scratches his car's paint. Instead of arguing, he falls in love with her and they finally marry. Meanwhile, his boring roommate Rüdiger is romantically linked to Melanie. However, both couples soon have to fight problems in their relationships...

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Plot Keywords:

couple | matchmaking | gay bar | toilet | parking | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Germany]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

29 November 2007 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Pourquoi les hommes n'écoutent jamais rien et les femmes ne savent pas lire les cartes routières

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Constantin Film, Delphi Filmverleih Produktion, Filmfonds Wien

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Der kleine Unterschied"
by Annett Louisan

User Reviews

Well done hilarious movie

I saw this movie 3 years ago on a plane. It was irresistibly funny, full of irony and laughs. Most important, it was fast, dynamic, it never bored me.

I think there are many factors contributing to the impression of a film: the place you saw it, your expectation, the price it was paid, etc. That's why is impossible to have all good reviews. However this movie is underrated, people have mistreated it because it's German, it didn't receive enough attention (like most European movies) and there is no marketing for the digital version (DVD, download, etc). However, this movie won-t get you bored for an instant, thus it's a gooood movie. Technically speaking, the authors have done a good job, photography was OK, and editing good. Of course, it's not a mega production, but I would like to have 10 movies like this rather than a Hollywood mega production tuned to sell politically correct stuff. Beside all, the script of this move (based on a book), is original, while most other overwhelming titles have repetitive ideas: the dumb discovering his moral, the single discovering love, the marriage as a monogamous promise.

Watch this movie, it's worth 7-8 stars.