Märzmelodie (2008)

Director:

Martin Walz

Writers:

Lars Hoeppner, Martin Walz

Stars:

Jan Henrik Stahlberg, Alexandra Neldel, Gode Benedix

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jan Henrik Stahlberg	...	Thilo Kranz
Alexandra Neldel	...	Anna Brokate
Gode Benedix	...	Moritz
Inga Busch	...	Valerie
Gedeon Burkhard	...	Florian
Jana Pallaske	...	Katja
Günther Maria Halmer	...	Annas Vater
Veronika Nowag-Jones	...	Annas Mutter
Sylvia Schwarz	...	Barkeeper
Rolf Peter Kahl	...	Callcenter-Chef
Ralph Herforth	...	Ralph - Chef Werbeagentur
Andreja Schneider	...	Lehrerin Cornelia
Lina Hannah Bierhoff	...	Emily
Adriana Altaras	...	Psychiaterin
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Oscar Axelrod	...	Groupie / Michael

Storyline

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [de]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

7 February 2008 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Melodies of Spring

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Seven Pictures, X-Filme Creative Pool

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

If music be the food of love...

"Märzmelodie" is an out of time experience: a warm-hearted and old-fashioned, yet thoroughly original boy-meets-girl story. It starts with a charming, 1950s style animated title sequence that gently morphs into real-life action, resembling Marc Webb's use of impromptu graffiti in his 2005 video for Daniel Powter's "Bad Day". Within the first few minutes, gorgeous Katja (Jana Pallaske) breaks Thilo's heart, only to have her heart broken by Thilo's best friend Florian in turn. Good thing Thilo (Jan Henrik Stahlberg) has friends acting as not-so-clandestine matchmakers, arranging for him to get romantically involved with Anna, a burnt-out schoolteacher (Alexandra Neldel). It's nice to see Stahlberg, the prototypical hard man of "Muxmäuschenstill" and "Knallhart", as a head-in-the-clouds kind of guy. Touching performance by Inga Busch as Anna's best friend, a long-suffering working mum. The action is interspersed with 10-second snippets from popular songs, lip-synced by the actors. Highlights include Rio Reiser, Udo Lindenberg, Westernhagen, Nena and the immortal Zarah Leander.