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Released 18 years ago.
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A Year Ago in Winter
2008 2h 9m DE
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6.3
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★6.3TMDB · 42
Drama
Synopsis
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A renowned artist must uncover a young dancer's secrets in order to truly capture her likeness for a commissioned work.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Karoline Herfurth
Lili Richter
Corinna Harfouch
Eliane Richter
Josef Bierbichler
Max Hollander - Maler
Hanns Zischler
Dr. Thomas Richter
Cyril Sjöström
Alexander Richter
Mišel Matičević
Aldo
Daniel Berini
Tom
Franz Dinda
Johannes
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Caroline Link
- Writers
- Caroline Link
- Languages
- German, French
- Countries
- Germany
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Fun facts 🍿
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, French.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Caroline Link, shot by Bella Halben. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Patricia Rommel 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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Karoline Herfurth and Corinna Harfouch and Josef Bierbichler carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0452580 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Caroline Link directs. Bella Halben behind the camera. Patricia Rommel cuts. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German, French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 18 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, French.
- 3Directed by Caroline Link, shot by Bella Halben. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Patricia Rommel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Karoline Herfurth and Corinna Harfouch and Josef Bierbichler carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0452580 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Bella Halben
- Editing
- Patricia Rommel
- Production design
- Susann Bieling
- Costume design
- Barbara Grupp
- Runtime
- 129 min · 2h 9m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
Also by
Caroline Link
Production companies
Who made it
Bavaria Film
DE
ARD
DE
Constantin Film
DE
Key crew
- ProducerUschi Reich
- ProducerMartin Moszkowicz
- NovelScott Campbell
- Production ManagerOliver Nommsen
- EditorPatricia Rommel
- Production DesignSusann Bieling
- Costume DesignBarbara Grupp
- CastingAn Dorthe Braker
- Script SupervisorCarmen Stuellenberg
- MusicNiki Reiser
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- woman director
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2008-09-09
