The Architect

2008 1h 33m DE

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5.3

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★5.3TMDB · 16

Drama

Synopsis

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Accepting a prize, architect Georg Winter explains that an architect has the good fortune of measuring every completed building against the rightness of his original idea. Soon Georg himself is forced to take stock of the achievements and mistakes he has made in his personal life. An intense drama in which the four members of the family travel to a mountain village to bury Georg's mother. They get stranded in bad weather. This unexpected isolation throws new light on the past and present life of the parents and the two almost-adult children.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Josef Bierbichler
Georg Winter
Hilde Van Mieghem
Eva Winter
Sandra Hüller
Reh Winter
Matthias Schweighöfer
Jan Winter
Sophie Rois
Hannah
Lucas Zolgar
Alex
Hark Bohm
Roth
Harald Abdelhamed
Kurt

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ina Weisse
Writers: Daphne Charizani, Ina Weisse
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ina Weisse, shot by Carl-Friedrich Koschnick. 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 Andreas Wodraschke 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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Josef Bierbichler and Hilde Van Mieghem and Sandra Hüller carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1223930 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Ina Weisse directs. Carl-Friedrich Koschnick behind the camera. Annette Focks scores. Andreas Wodraschke cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Ina Weisse, shot by Carl-Friedrich Koschnick. 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 Andreas Wodraschke shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Josef Bierbichler and Hilde Van Mieghem and Sandra Hüller carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1223930 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.