Will You Marry Us? (2009)
"Die Standesbeamtin" (original title)

Rahel Hubli is employed as a civil registrar. She hasn't believed in the so-called "love of her life" in ages. But when a childhood friend, Ben, suddenly turns up, Rahel recalls again what ... See full summary »

Director:

Micha Lewinsky

Writers:

Micha Lewinsky, Jann Preuss

Stars:

Marie Leuenberger, Dominique Jann, Oriana Schrage

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marie Leuenberger	...	Rahel Hubli
Dominique Jann	...	Ben Hofer
Oriana Schrage	...	Tinka Panzer
Beat Schlatter	...	Morger
Beat Marti	...	Thomas Hubli
Herbert Leiser	...	Kari
Jennifer Schmid	...	Judith (as Jennifer Mulinde-Schmid)
Luca Majer	...	Flo Hubli
Rhona Grando	...	Claudia
Philippe Graber	...	Mörli
Dominique Müller	...	Verkäufer
Jörg Schneider	...	Pfarrer
Enzo Scanzi	...	Gastwirt
Laila Nielsen	...	Therese
Ingo Ospelt	...	Betrunkener

Storyline

Rahel Hubli is employed as a civil registrar. She hasn't believed in the so-called "love of her life" in ages. But when a childhood friend, Ben, suddenly turns up, Rahel recalls again what it felt like to be in love. And that leads to even more problems, because Rahel is already married. And Ben would like to get married: by Rahel.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Switzerland

Language:

Swiss German German Italian

Release Date:

29 October 2009 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Will You Marry Us?

Filming Locations:

Bremgarten, Kanton Aargau, Switzerland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Langfilm, Schweizer Fernsehen (FS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Smart, witty & charming

I saw this last month at the Palm Springs International Film Festival and of the 23 films I saw there this year this would be in my top three. A delightful romantic comedy from writer/director Micha Lewinsky and co-written by Jan Preuss and Anna Luif this is a fun little film and well worth seeing. It likely will get distribution in American art house theaters. Rahal Hubli (Marie Leunberger) works as a civil registrar in the village courthouse and her primary function there is to conduct justice of the peace-type wedding ceremonies as it is one of the courthouse's biggest means of revenue. She has a mundane life and a mundane marriage to Thomas (Beat Marti) and is the mother of a son (Luca Majek). One day, her former boyfriend Ben Hofer (Dominique Jann) who also used to be her songwriting partner when they were a local duo, shows up with his glamorous girlfriend Tinka Panzer (Oriana Schrage) and announce they want to get married in a civil ceremony away from the limelight of the big city. Tinka is a famous actress and Ben is a fading rock star and the two of them are the glamor tabloid couple flavor of the week. Ben might revive his career with a marriage to Tinka but he still has feelings for Rahal that have reawakened. A great cast, especially Leunberger and a great supporting role from her co-worker (Jennifer Schmid). This is light fare and predictable but it works. And even though there may not be as much chemistry between Leunberger and Jann they do make a believable couple. Great use of supporting characters and a fast paced charming and witty story. Not too cerebral or too ridiculous and though not too full of belly laughs this is what a romantic comedy should be. Romantic and funny. I would give this a 9.5 out of 10 and highly recommend it.