Frau Ella

2013 1h 45m DE

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 76

Comedy

Synopsis

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A young man goes on a road trip with an old lady he saves from a hospital.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Matthias Schweighöfer
Sascha
Ruth-Maria Kubitschek
Frau Ella
August Diehl
Klaus
Anna Bederke
Lina
Anatole Taubman
Rudolph
Tómas Lemarquis
Claude
Anna Thalbach
Schwester Erika
Marleen Lohse
Marie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Markus Goller
Writers: Dirk Ahner
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Markus Goller, shot by Ueli Steiger. 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 Martin Todsharow. 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 Simon Gstöttmayr 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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Matthias Schweighöfer and Ruth-Maria Kubitschek and August Diehl carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2669766 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 76 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Markus Goller directs. Ueli Steiger behind the camera. Martin Todsharow scores. Simon Gstöttmayr cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 13 years ago.
2Directed by Markus Goller, shot by Ueli Steiger. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Martin Todsharow. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Simon Gstöttmayr shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Matthias Schweighöfer and Ruth-Maria Kubitschek and August Diehl carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2669766 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 76 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.