A Year Ago in Winter (2008)

A renowned artist must uncover a young dancer's secrets in order to truly capture her likeness for a commissioned work.

Director:

Caroline Link

Writers:

Caroline Link (screenplay), Scott Campbell (novel)

Stars:

Karoline Herfurth, Josef Bierbichler, Corinna Harfouch

6 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Karoline Herfurth	...	Lilli Richter
Josef Bierbichler	...	Max Hollander
Corinna Harfouch	...	Eliane Richter
Hanns Zischler	...	Thomas Richter
Cyril Sjöström	...	Alexander Richter
Misel Maticevic	...	Aldo
Daniel Berini	...	Tom
Franz Dinda	...	Johannes
Jacob Matschenz	...	Tobias Hollander
Inka Friedrich	...	Andrea
Hansa Czypionka	...	Stephan
Filippo Kreindl	...	Paul
Karin Boyd	...	Renee Walters
Proschat Madani	...	Sandra
Rainer Bock	...	Richard 'Ritschy' Peters

Storyline

A renowned artist must uncover a young dancer's secrets in order to truly capture her likeness for a commissioned work.

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Plot Keywords:

gay | f rated | female nudity | season in title | based on novel | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

German English

Release Date:

6 January 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Year in Winter

Filming Locations:

Brandenburg, Germany

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,011,990

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bavaria Film, Bavaria Filmverleih- und Produktions GmbH, Constantin Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The paintings in the film were originally made by a painter called Florian Süssmayr from Munich, Germany

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Soundtracks

Out of Reach
Performed by Alev Lenz (vocals), Martin Stock (piano)

User Reviews

Private investigations

Anthropologists will tell you that evolution has taught us to look for chains of cause and effect everywhere, even if they don't exist. This movie examines what happens when the chain is broken. Lilli (Karoline Herfurth), a capricious beauty and a dancer of some promise, is conducting an extremely private investigation to find out why her brother Tom committed suicide. Her search is all the more pressing as she feels Tom is trying to make contact with her across the chasm of death, perhaps to settle some unfinished business. For a long time, Lilli is getting nowhere since her mother (Corinna Harfouch) has conspired to gloss over the past and cover up her pain. She hires a painter (Josef Bierbichler) to restore the way things used to be. But the painter takes sides with Lilli. If the whole family business is beyond you, go anyway to revel in Lilli's man-eating, cock-teasing, heart-stopping ways. Signature line: "You're interesting, but your jumper sucks. Are you any use in bed?" The cast is classy and the movie is as good-looking as it is well-paced, but way too long. Cut the sentimental half hour at the end, and you've got an ace.