In his Berlinale competition title “My Brother’s Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot,” Philip Groening examines the magical time of youth, being on the cusp of adulthood and impending separation for a brother and sister.
The acclaimed German filmmaker behind the hit 2005 documentary “Into Great Silence” and 2013’s “The Policeman’s Wife” says his latest feature is “about time, about philosophy, about adolescence, about growing up.”
Spanning 48 hours over a summer weekend in the country, the film follows the twin 18-year-old siblings Robert (Josef Mattes) and Elena (Julia Zange) as they spend their last days together studying philosophy at a gas station near a lake, preparing to part ways for the first time.
It’s a tale that came to Groening 18 years ago and one he intended to make with actress Sabine Timoteo, who starred in his 2000 road movie “L’Amour” (“Love, Money, Love”).
While Groening was unable to finance it at the time...
The acclaimed German filmmaker behind the hit 2005 documentary “Into Great Silence” and 2013’s “The Policeman’s Wife” says his latest feature is “about time, about philosophy, about adolescence, about growing up.”
Spanning 48 hours over a summer weekend in the country, the film follows the twin 18-year-old siblings Robert (Josef Mattes) and Elena (Julia Zange) as they spend their last days together studying philosophy at a gas station near a lake, preparing to part ways for the first time.
It’s a tale that came to Groening 18 years ago and one he intended to make with actress Sabine Timoteo, who starred in his 2000 road movie “L’Amour” (“Love, Money, Love”).
While Groening was unable to finance it at the time...
- 2/21/2018
- by Ed Meza
- Variety - Film News
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