Hotel Desire

2011 0h 38m DE

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6.1

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5.6

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 170★5.6IMDB · 5,592

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Antonia is a single mother who works as a hotel maid in Berlin. A normal hot summer day takes a dramatic turn when she crosses paths with a particular guest of the hotel, famous blind portrait painter Julius Pass.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Saralisa Volm
Antonia
Clemens Schick
Julius Pass
Jan-Gregor Kremp
Marcel
Herbert Knaup
Hotel Manager
Palina Rojinski
Julia
Frederick Lau
Doorman
Trystan Pütter
Receptionist
Carlo Ljubek
Dennewitz

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sergej Moya
Writers: Sergej Moya
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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Tight 38-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sergej Moya, shot by Armin Franzen. 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 Stefan Maria Schneider. 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 Benedikt Hugendubel 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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Saralisa Volm and Clemens Schick and Jan-Gregor Kremp carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2080323 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Sergej Moya directs. Armin Franzen behind the camera. Stefan Maria Schneider scores. Benedikt Hugendubel cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 38-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 15 years ago.
4Directed by Sergej Moya, shot by Armin Franzen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Stefan Maria Schneider. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Benedikt Hugendubel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Saralisa Volm and Clemens Schick and Jan-Gregor Kremp carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt2080323 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "hotel", "sexuality", "kiss", "maid".
10Released under 10 different titles around the world.