Four Minutes

2006 1h 52m DE

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6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 149

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Synopsis

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Jenny is young. Her life is over. She killed someone. And she would do it again. When an 80-year-old piano teacher discovers the girl’s secret, her brutality and her dreams, she decides to transform her pupil into the musical wunderkind she once was.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Monica Bleibtreu
Traude Krüger
Hannah Herzsprung
Jenny von Loeben
Sven Pippig
Mütze
Richy Müller
Kowalski
Jasmin Tabatabai
Ayse
Stefan Kurt
Direktor Meyerbeer
Vadim Glowna
Gerhard von Loeben
Nadja Uhl
Nadine Hoffmann

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chris Kraus
Writers: Chris Kraus
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Jenny von Loeben Filmreihe" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Chris Kraus, shot by Judith Kaufmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Annette Focks. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Monica Bleibtreu and Hannah Herzsprung and Sven Pippig carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0461694 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Chris Kraus directs. Judith Kaufmann behind the camera. Annette Focks scores. Uta Schmidt cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 20 years ago.
2Part of the "Jenny von Loeben Filmreihe" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Chris Kraus, shot by Judith Kaufmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Annette Focks. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Uta Schmidt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Monica Bleibtreu and Hannah Herzsprung and Sven Pippig carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0461694 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "prison", "friendship", "classical music", "talent".