Wolke 9 (2008)

A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.

Director:

Andreas Dresen

Writers:

Andreas Dresen, Jörg Hauschild,

Stars:

Ursula Werner, Horst Rehberg, Horst Westphal

8 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Ursula Werner	...	Inge
Horst Rehberg	...	Werner
Horst Westphal	...	Karl
Steffi Kühnert	...	Petra
Werner Schmidt	...	Werner's Father
Philine Hammon	...	Daughter
Merle Hopf	...	Daughter

Storyline

A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.

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Plot Keywords:

older woman nude | male nudity | male frontal nudity | female nudity | couple | 

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Taglines:

A Story of New Love in Old Age.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

ASC Distribution [France] Official site [Germany]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

4 September 2008 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Cloud Nine

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$9,297 (USA) (4 September 2009)

Gross:

$91,330 (USA) (2 April 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Peter Rommel Productions, Senator International, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

There is no score in the entire film. The only music you hear in the background is that of an ice-cream truck passing by outside the window.

User Reviews

Can't Help Falling In Love

CLOUD 9 is a touching, yet disconcerting look at the romantic longings, and sexual desires of people in the late Autumn of their lives. Inge, a woman in her 60's, who has been married to Werner for over 30 years, has a spontaneous affair with Karl, who is 76. Their sexual encounters are portrayed in graphic detail, and I can't think of a film which has depicted such explicit sexuality between elderly characters. Although Inge feels a certain comfortability with Werner, she is slowly realizing that their life together is nothing more than marking time until death. Inge is awakening to the fact that she just might be entitled to a bit more, and Karl seems to provide the change for which she has been yearning. Andreas Dresen, the director, has provided a plot, however all of the dialog was improvised by the actors while filming. Little background is given, and the film explores the intensity of the sexual encounters, and the ramifications of these interactions. In depth narrative detail is sacrificed for the vividness and drama of the emotional consequences. CLOUD 9 clearly targets a mature audience, and for a small budget film which addresses a rather taboo subject, it is quite heartfelt and poignant.