Summary Theo, an attractive German call boy, markets himself to other men in the personal ads of Berlin papers and leads an otherwise quiet life across the hall from Marie. Marie and Paul share an apartment that Marie pays for by working at a record store. A would-be writer, Paul spends his days sleeping or staring at the blank sheet of paper in his typewriter. After Paul leaves Marie for what he calls her "grotesque mediocrity," the protracted silence from across the hallway concerns Theo. Finally, on returning home one day, he observes that Marie's door is half open and ventures into her apartment to see if she is okay. Marie is devastated by Paul's departure and Theo takes it upon himself to coax her back to life. Strangely enough, he finds that she also awakens in him a desire for life that he had lost or given away to the countless men with whom he shares his body. When the two become intimate, Theo feels -- perhaps for the first time in a very long time -- that he is loved. Paul's untimely return signals the end of Theo's relationship with Marie and his life becomes once again a contrast of furtive rendezvous and bleak isolation. View more details
Directed : Marcel Gisler
Written : Andreas Herder Marcel Gisler Rudolf Nadler
Stars : Cyrille Rey-Coquais Dina Leipzig Andreas Herder Christoph Krix
Genres : Drama
Release date : Sep 9, 1992
Countries of origin : Germany Switzerland
Official sites : Swiss Films page
Language : English German Swiss German French
Filming locations : Berlin, Germany
Production companies : Schweizer Fernsehen (SF) Trans-Film Marcel Gisler Filmproduktion
Summary Theo, an attractive German call boy, markets himself to other men in the personal ads of Berlin papers and leads an otherwise quiet life across the hall from Marie. Marie and Paul share an apartment that Marie pays for by working at a record store. A would-be writer, Paul spends his days sleeping or staring at the blank sheet of paper in his typewriter. After Paul leaves Marie for what he calls her "grotesque mediocrity," the protracted silence from across the hallway concerns Theo. Finally, on returning home one day, he observes that Marie's door is half open and ventures into her apartment to see if she is okay. Marie is devastated by Paul's departure and Theo takes it upon himself to coax her back to life. Strangely enough, he finds that she also awakens in him a desire for life that he had lost or given away to the countless men with whom he shares his body. When the two become intimate, Theo feels -- perhaps for the first time in a very long time -- that he is loved. Paul's untimely return signals the end of Theo's relationship with Marie and his life becomes once again a contrast of furtive rendezvous and bleak isolation. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Sep 9, 1992
Countries of origin : Germany Switzerland
Official sites : Swiss Films page
Language : English German Swiss German French
Filming locations : Berlin, Germany
Production companies : Schweizer Fernsehen (SF) Trans-Film Marcel Gisler Filmproduktion
