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Vom Suchen und Finden der Liebe

  • 2005
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
1.2K
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Vom Suchen und Finden der Liebe (2005)
ComedyDramaFantasyMusicRomance

A comedy that proves everlasting love is a myth.A comedy that proves everlasting love is a myth.A comedy that proves everlasting love is a myth.

  • Director
    • Helmut Dietl
  • Writers
    • Helmut Dietl
    • Patrick Süskind
  • Stars
    • Moritz Bleibtreu
    • Alexandra Maria Lara
    • Uwe Ochsenknecht
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Helmut Dietl
    • Writers
      • Helmut Dietl
      • Patrick Süskind
    • Stars
      • Moritz Bleibtreu
      • Alexandra Maria Lara
      • Uwe Ochsenknecht
    • 15User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Moritz Bleibtreu
    Moritz Bleibtreu
    • Mimi Nachtigal
    Alexandra Maria Lara
    Alexandra Maria Lara
    • Venus Morgenstern
    Uwe Ochsenknecht
    Uwe Ochsenknecht
    • Theo Stokowski
    Anke Engelke
    Anke Engelke
    • Helena Stokowski
    Heino Ferch
    Heino Ferch
    • Hermes - Aphrodite
    Justus von Dohnányi
    Justus von Dohnányi
    • Harry
    • (as Justus von Dohnànyi)
    Marily Milia
    • Kalypso
    Richard Beek
    • Charon
    Christoph Maria Herbst
    Christoph Maria Herbst
    • Robby Gediner
    Harald Schmidt
    Harald Schmidt
    • Psychotherapeut
    Henry Bissinger
    Claudine Biswas-MacKenzie
    • Studentin
    • (as Claudine Biswas)
    Lili Collins
      Sebastian Fuhrmann
      • Kellner
      Fred Hady
      • Journalist
      Michael Heukrodt
      • Fotograf
      Jasper Joseph
      • Klaus Brenninger
      Dorothea Klinger
      • Konzertbesucherin
      • Director
        • Helmut Dietl
      • Writers
        • Helmut Dietl
        • Patrick Süskind
      • All cast & crew
      • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

      User reviews15

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      10insyght

      One of the Best Films I have ever seen

      Fits of laughter followed by uncontrollable sobbing. I have to ashamedly admit that I cried over this film and like a baby. Actually, I am not ashamed at all. The cast were faultlessly BRILLIANT. The story was so well adapted from Dante's Inferno and Opheus's trip through the Underworld (Enfers). Those with a foreknowledge of these works will NOT be disappointed no should they expect to be able to guess what is coming next, especially not the ending. Took me completely by surprise and finished off my box of tissues. You will split your sides and cry a river during the viewing of this film. So if you are a macho-man who refuses to cry in public then I strongly suggest renting the DVD but whatever you do DO NOT MISS THIS MOVIE!

      A release in the English Language should be a serious consideration because IMHO this film has the potential to be a global blockbuster!
      4XeniaisGod

      Pretty Awful

      I really hope this was intended as a black comedy. Sadly, I don't think it was, though it would have failed as a black comedy regardless due to its being extremely unfunny.

      The characters were so two-dimensional and boring that the audience has a hard time caring what happens to them.

      To be fair, I couldn't get more than 3/4 of the way through this film, as it was meaningless and hollow.

      Unfortunately this is the case with too many German films, which are so bent on pretension that in the end they have nothing to say.

      I'm really not sure there is more to say about this film, other than that it was annoying and a disappointment.
      8theguyonthecouch-1

      wonderful movie

      i'm from Germany, and i gotta say: for a German movie it was brilliant. moritz bleibtreu was as perfect as always (best German actor ever). this movie is about love, ending love and love which wins over death. the dialogs are really good, even the little characters are very well played by some 'not that famous' German actors. this movie really delivers a message. i'm sure that it gives some people who lost they're loved ones, a little bit of hope that there's gonna be something after they die, too. sure, it's a sentimental, even slighty sad theme, but it happens to everyone of us and we're all gonna have to deal with this problem some day. and the end, i'm not spoiling anything (!!!), just shows, that even the smallest sentence, without any meaning, can brake a whole relaionship. honestly, at the end of the movie i had tears in my eyes. romantic, good movie, brilliant performances from moritz bleibtreu and alexandra maria lara. if ur in love, watch this movie with your girlfriend/boyfriend :)
      8westwaerts

      Great acting, scenery and storyline. Comedy and tragic at its best.

      Mimi with the help of her love (Venus) is becoming successful as a music star, which Venus can't digest. While not being so overly happy with the trailer, the movie itself was great. I've seen it on DVD and even there the pictures and all the beautiful scenery comes out. Even more important, the main actors are great, not forgetting to mention the side characters. Heino Ferch dressed up as Hermes playing the most surprising (at least to me) role of his movies. Alexandra Maria Lara already seen in the Downfall stands out as well. The most important thing is though, that it is not just comedy or tragic it is 1.) harmony of these two together with great shots and visualization 2.) it is about acting and 3.) about the storyline. I can only recommend it.
      9WestMike

      Truly beautiful

      Watching a film by Helmut Dietl you expect the usual posse of sometimes hysteric and strange people. You get this here - but intelligently woven into a true romance drama of love, life and death and their relationship. One of his best works was the TV series of "Monaco Franze" in the late 70ies, here he succeeds again in showing REAL feeling. Additionally it is sheer unbelievable how strong Dietl can lead his actors into impersonating their roles - wonderful and worth an academy award.

      If you're into Greek mythology, German films or true love and its remainder - go see it. Don't forget your handkerchief by the way...

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      Storyline

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      • Quotes

        Mimi Nachtigal: I like the way you hold your fork. It's so... gripping.

        Venus Morgenstern: And I like the cast on your leg. It's so... damaged.

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        Featured in Herr Schmidt wird 50, will aber nicht feiern (2007)

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      • Release date
        • January 27, 2005 (Germany)
      • Country of origin
        • Germany
      • Official site
        • Official site (Germany)
      • Languages
        • German
        • Greek
      • Also known as
        • About the Looking for and the Finding of Love
      • Filming locations
        • Berlin, Germany
      • Production companies
        • Constantin Film
        • Diana-Film
        • Fanes Film
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      • Gross worldwide
        • $4,795,134
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 47 minutes
      • Color
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      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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