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KALT IST DER ABENDHAUCH
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Germany
2000 / 35 mm / Color / 120 min.
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COLD IS THE EVENING BREEZE
Charlotte has waited almost a whole lifetime for the man she always knew was the right one for her: Hugo, her sister's husband. In the meantime she has lived her own life, survived the war, a husband and a lover, given birth to three children, and all the while kept a skeleton in her closet. Now, over 80 and her days clearly diminishing, she meets the love of her life again. This obsessive passion is fulfilled when Hugo confirms that he has also realized -- too late -- that there was really only one true love in his life. Charlotte has no regrets: It may take a whole lifetime to have just five minutes of happiness.
Narrated in a series of flashbacks, COLD IS THE EVENING BREEZE is both a love story and a family drama. The basic theme of the film -- the impossibility of having the love of one's life and yet be united a whole life long -- is a profoundly romantic, universal one that can be understood by any generation. -- Production notes
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Script: Kathrin Richter, Ralf Hertwig. D'apr�s le roman de/Based on the novel by: Ingrid Noll.
Phot.: Klaus Eichhammer.
Ed.: Ueli Christen.
Cast: Tilly Lauenstein, Heinz Bennent, August Diehl, Fritzi Haberlandt, Ingo Naujoks, Florian Lukas, Vadim Glowna, Elisabeth Trissenaar.
Prod.: G�nter Rohrbach, Bavaria Filmplatz 7, 82301 Geiselgasteig (Allemagne), t�l.: (49-89) 649 811 29, fax: (49-89) 649 811 00 / Senator Film Produktion, Kurf�rstendamm 65, 10707 Berlin (Allemagne), t�l.: (49-30) 880 917 52, fax: (49-30) 880 917 53, e-mail: [email protected].
Sales: Amberlon Pictures Ltd., 77 Oxford Street, Londres W1D 2ES (Royaume Uni), t�l.: (44-207) 659 2069, fax: (44-207) 659 2100.
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Rainer Kaufmann
Born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1959, Rainer Kaufmann studied German and cinema at the J.W. Goethe University in Frankfurt and graduated from the Munich Academy for Television and Film (HFF) in 1990. He directed several shorts and television drama before launching his career in theatrical features. His filmography includes: Salt for Life (1989), The Most Beautiful Breasts in the World (1990), VIOLENCE: THE LAST RESORT (1992), ONE OF MY OLDEST FRIENDS (1993), SOMEBODY'S SON (1994), THE DRESSED CHICKEN (1994), GREENHORN (1995), TALK OF THE TOWN (1995), THE PHARMACIST (1997) and THE LONG HELLO AND SHORT GOODBYE (1998). |
