Die Besucherin (2008)

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Director:

Lola Randl

Writer:

Lola Randl (screenplay)

Stars:

Sylvana Krappatsch, André Jung, Samuel Finzi

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sylvana Krappatsch	...	Agnes
André Jung	...	Bruno
Samuel Finzi	...	Walter
Jule Böwe	...	Karola
Isabel Metz	...	Leni
Holger Stolz	...	Accident witness #1
Thomas Pohn	...	Accident witness #2
Philipp Neubauer	...	Policeman
Stefan Lampadius	...	Neighbor
Stephan Ullrich	...	Rainer
Melanie Spielmann	...	Jill
Maria Faust	...	Anne
Konrad Domann	...	Helmut
Lina Beckmann	...	Miriam
Bettina Ernst	...	Woman on the staircase

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | peeping tom | answering machine | family relationships | scientist | 

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Genres:

Drama

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User Reviews

Potentially OK, with some disappointing details

This is a sad movie about the gradual disintegration of a middle class marriage which involves some cute role-reversal elements: Agnes, the wife, holds a reasonably responsible, well-paid position in a medical research institute (not at the top, of course, as we may assume there is a glass ceiling). Her husband, a writer of crime fiction, stays at home, looks after their teenage daughter and does the housework (well, most of it anyway). As mutual sexual attraction inevitably decreases, each of the two spouses seeks alternative partners, more as a form of escapism than a search for deeper, lasting commitments. Credible thus far, the plot becomes silly when Agnes commits adultery, apparently (but not quite clearly) 'doggie-style', with a totally unknown man whom she has never met before and whom she does not even see on that first occasion (he will turn out to be fatter and uglier than her husband, and it remains a mystery how he could have aroused her so skilfully). Having neglected her professional duties in the process, Agnes finds herself at an existential crossroads and we, the viewers, are left with a quandary as to which course of action might be best for her and her family.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Germany]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

14 May 2009 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Das Geheimnis des Glücks

Filming Locations:

Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Icon Film, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1