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Four Minutes

Original title: Vier Minuten
  • 20062006
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
7.3K
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Monica Bleibtreu and Hannah Herzsprung in Four Minutes (2006)
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An elderly piano teacher trains a young convict at a women's penitentiary.An elderly piano teacher trains a young convict at a women's penitentiary.An elderly piano teacher trains a young convict at a women's penitentiary.
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  • Director
    • Chris Kraus
  • Writer
    • Chris Kraus
  • Stars
    • Hannah Herzsprung
    • Monica Bleibtreu
    • Vadim Glowna
  • Director
    • Chris Kraus
  • Writer
    • Chris Kraus
  • Stars
    • Hannah Herzsprung
    • Monica Bleibtreu
    • Vadim Glowna
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 40User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 40 wins & 11 nominations

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    Four Minutes: Trailer
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    Monica Bleibtreu and Hannah Herzsprung in Four Minutes (2006)
    Monica Bleibtreu and Hannah Herzsprung in Four Minutes (2006)
    Four Minutes (2006)
    Four Minutes (2006)
    Hannah Herzsprung in Four Minutes (2006)
    Hannah Herzsprung in Four Minutes (2006)
    Hannah Herzsprung in Four Minutes (2006)
    Hannah Herzsprung in Four Minutes (2006)

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    Hannah Herzsprung
    Hannah Herzsprung
    • Jenny von Loeben
    Monica Bleibtreu
    • Gertrud 'Traude' Krüger
    Vadim Glowna
    Vadim Glowna
    • Gerhard von Loeben
    Sven Pippig
    • Mütze
    Richy Müller
    Richy Müller
    • Kowalski
    Jasmin Tabatabai
    Jasmin Tabatabai
    • Ayse
    Stefan Kurt
    Stefan Kurt
    • Direktor Meyerbeer
    Nadja Uhl
    Nadja Uhl
    • Nadine Hoffmann
    Peter Davor
    • Journalist Wahrig
    Edita Malovcic
    Edita Malovcic
    • Traude - jung
    Christian Koerner
    Christian Koerner
    • SS-Sturmbannführer
    Kathrin Kestler
    • Hannah
    Amber Bongard
    • Clara Mütze
    Dietrich Hollinderbäumer
    Dietrich Hollinderbäumer
    • Pater Vincens
    Dieter Moor
    Dieter Moor
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    Maria Hartmann
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    • Director
      • Chris Kraus
    • Writer
      • Chris Kraus
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    • Trivia
      This film, being German, inherits the - "duzen" and "Siezen" - of the German language and social custom. Translating it into English is problematic.
    • Goofs
      In several sequences where we see Jenny playing the piano, the notes we hear do not correspond to the keys she plays.
    • Quotes

      Gerhard von Loeben: I hope you win, Jenny.

      Jenny von Loeben: I hope you die, Daddy.

    • Connections
      References The Blues Brothers (1980)

    User reviews40

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    7/10
    Four Minutes
    I saw this last year at a screening by the Desert Film Society. Director/writer Chris Keaus shows promise in this, only his second film. The film is set in a German penitentiary and revolves around two central characters, Traude Krüger (Monica Bleibtreau), an elderly spinster who is a piano teacher at the prison and working long past her retirement age and Jenny Von Loeben (Hannah Herzsprung). a young woman serving time on a murder conviction. Jenny is also a a naturally gifted pianist under her gruff demeanor who Krüger wants to tame long enough to enter her in a piano competition to give a four minuter recital in a prestigious concert hall before an affluent audience. Krüger lives and teaches order and conformity and comes from a past where the Nazi's were about order and conformity in their world of fascism and she had to adapt to that world while suppressing her the non-conformity of her lesbianism. Jenny has a violent temper and comes from a world of childhood abuse and has lived a life of disorder and non-conformity while suppressing the order and conformity of her protégé talent. Jenny likes modern music and the modern rhythms and passion of the street and experimental music scene while Krüger hates modern music. Ironically the piece Krüger has chosen for Jenny's recital is by German composer Robert Schumann who's own approach to music incorporated rhythm that was considered daring for it's day. Director/writer Kraus may have thrown in another little ironic tie-in to Schumann where a guard at the prison has a young daughter named Clara who Krüger had no patience with because she wouldn't curtsy. Schumann's wife and great love of his life was named Clara. This is a film that keeps your interest throughout but the screenplay has lots of gaps and implausible scenarios and runs a little long but despite its flaws, the two fine acting performances by Bleibtreu and Herzsprung are certainly noteworthy and I would recommend the film and give it a 7.0 out of 10.
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    • Mar 21, 2008

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    • Release date
      • April 18, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Europa Corp. (France)
      • Official site (Germany)
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • 4 Minutes
    • Filming locations
      • Luckau, Brandenburg, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Kordes & Kordes Film GmbH
      • Südwestrundfunk (SWR)
      • Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €1,400,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,315,125
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS-Stereo
      • DTS
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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