Love in Thoughts
| Love in Thoughts | |
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 Love in Thoughts DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Achim von Borries |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Stefan Arndt |
| Starring | Daniel Brühl August Diehl Anna Maria Mühe Thure Lindhardt |
| Distributed by | Warner Home Video |
Release date | 24 November 2004 (Germany) |
Running time | 89 min. |
| Language | German |
Love in Thoughts (German: Was nützt die Liebe in Gedanken) is a German film directed by Achim von Borries. It was released in Germany on 24 November 2004. The main characters are played by August Diehl, Daniel Brühl, Anna Maria Mühe and Jana Pallaske.
Plot[]
The movie takes place in late 1920s Berlin. It opens with Paul being questioned by police about a note he had written. The scene then fades out, and the movie shows what happened. Paul, a shy virgin poet who is tired of being alone and heartbroken, is friends with an openly gay aristocrat boy, Guenther, who is suffering unrequited love for Hans. Paul is staying at Guenther's parents' country home over the weekend. The parents are absent. Guenther's sister Hilde, who stole Hans' heart besides, is loved by Paul, for whom Guenther has budding feelings, which complicates the brother-sister relationship. Hilde has no interest in committing to a relationship with Paul, however. Guenther invites some people over to have an all-night party, filled with alcohol, music, and sex. It is one of their last parties, since Paul and Guenther have made a suicide pact. Guenther, Paul, Hans and Hilde go through a series of couplings, conversation and partying before proceeding to Hilde and Guenther's parents' apartment in the city. There the drama ends with gunshots. The question is what actually happened. The film is based on a true story, the so-called "Steglitz school tragedy".
Cast[]
- Daniel Brühl as Paul Krantz
- August Diehl as Günther Scheller
- Anna Maria Mühe as Hilde Scheller
- Jana Pallaske as Elli
- Thure Lindhardt as Hans
- as Rosa
- Julia Dietze as Lotte
- Buddy Elias as Dr. Frey
- as Zipfer
- as Bittner
- Holger Handtke as Wieland
- as Pit
- as Vorsitzender bei Gericht (Chairman)
- as Macke
- Tino Mewes as Django
- as Kommissar Peters
- as Kommissar Kraus
- as Fritz
- as Lehrer Krähe
- Melek Diehl as Partyguest
- Clemens Fickweiler as Partyguest
- Daniel Hischer as Partyguest
- Nele Kalau as Partyguest
- Monika Küpker as Partyguest
- Kai Krambeer as Partyguest
- Bodo Maier as Partyguest
- Ivonne Meyer as Partyguest
- Nicolai Paschke as Partyguest
- Helena Pistor as Partyguest
- Olga Regier as Partyguest
- Anna-Zoe Schmidt as Partyguest (as Zoe Schmidt)
- Michael Schreiber as Partyguest
- Undine Spiller as Partyguest
- Ivan Shvedoff as Gast im Moka Efti (as Iwan Shvedoff)
Awards[]
- Won
- 2005: German Film Critics Association Awards - for Best Actor: August Diehl
- 2004: Copenhagen International Film Festival - Golden Swan for Best actress: Anna Maria Mühe
- 2004: European Film Awards - Audience Award for Best Actor: Daniel Brühl
- 2004: - for Best Director: Achim von Borries
- 2004: - for Best Young Actor - Film: August Diehl
- 2004: - for Best Film: Love in Thoughts
- Nominated
- 2005: - for Feature Film:
- 2004: Brussels European Film Festival - Golden Iris : Love in Thoughts
External links[]
- Love in Thoughts at IMDb
- Official website (in German)
- Love in Thoughts: Film review at Filmcritic.com
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