Places in Cities

1999 1h 57m DE

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 12

Drama

Synopsis

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Mimmi is a very lonely girl, not knowing what to do with her life. On the search for friends and boyfriends, she wanders around alone in different cities.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sophie Aigner
Mimmi
Vincent Branchet
Yves
Katharina Eckerfeld
Mimmi's Girlfriend
Martin Jackowski
Christoph
Friederike Kammer
Mimmi's Mother
Jérôme Robart
Nicolas
Michael Sideris
The Man
Marie-Lou Sellem

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Angela Schanelec
Writers: Angela Schanelec
Languages: French, German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, German.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Angela Schanelec, shot by Reinhold Vorschneider. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Bettina Böhler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Sophie Aigner and Vincent Branchet and Katharina Eckerfeld carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0156465 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Angela Schanelec directs. Reinhold Vorschneider behind the camera. Bettina Böhler cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in French, German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, German.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Angela Schanelec, shot by Reinhold Vorschneider. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Bettina Böhler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sophie Aigner and Vincent Branchet and Katharina Eckerfeld carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0156465 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.