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BIN ICH SCHÖN? (1998)

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Film details

Featuring

Senta Berger Gottfried John Maria Schrader
Director

Doris Dörrie
Country

Germany
Year

1998
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

AM I BEAUTIFUL ? Alternative

Synopsis

The film tells of people who want to make a change, come together and lose sight of each other again, in Germany as well as under the Spanish sun, tells of longings, disappointments and joy. Stories of the quest for happiness: Franziska who marries the wrong man in order to put an end forever to her great, but troubled love for Klaus; Klaus who mourns his love Franzeska and wanders through Spain until he finally meets up with Linda; Herbert, who has an affair with Jessica who silently slashes her wrists in the bathtub in his house; Unna, Herbert's wife, who finds her old flame David again, who has lost all power of memory following a stroke...

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Unna
    
    Senta Berger
  - Herbert
    
    Gottfried John
  - Elke
    
    Maria Schrader
  - Rita
    
    Iris Berben
  - David
    
    Otto Sander
  - Linda
    
    Franka Potente
  - Franziska
    
    Anica Dobra
  - Jessica
    
    Elizabeth Romano
  - Klaus
    
    Steffen Wink
  - cast member
    
    Nina Petri
  - cast member
    
    Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss
  - cast member
    
    Joachim Król
  - cast member
    
    Uwe Ochsenknecht
  - [originally cast]
    
    Katja Riemann
  - [originally cast]
    
    Meret Becker
  - [originally cast]
    
    Jürgen Vogel
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Doris Dörrie
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Constantin Film
  - Production Company
    
    Fanes Film
  - [Production Company]
    
    Cobra
  - Sponsor
    
    MBI - Bundesministerium des Innern
  - Sponsor
    
    FFA - Filmförderungsanstalt
  - Sponsor
    
    Filmstiftung NRW
  - Executive Producer
    
    Norbert Preuss
  - Producer
    
    Bernd Eichinger
  - Producer
    
    Martin Moszkowicz
  - [Producer]
    
    Gerd Huber
  - [Producer]
    
    Renate Seefeldt
  - Line Producer
    
    Patrick Zorer
  Casting:
  - Casting
    
    An Dorthe Braker
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Doris Dörrie
  - Screenplay
    
    Rolf Basedow
  - Screenplay
    
    Ruth Stadler
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Theo Bierkens
  - [orig. Dir. of Photography]
    
    Helge Weindler
  Special Effects:
  - Special Effects
    
    Heinz Ludwig
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Inez Regnier
  Design:
  - Production Designer
    
    Claus Kottmann
  Costumes:
  - Costume Designer
    
    Yoshy Yabara
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Roman Bunka
  Sound:
  - Sound
    
    Wolfgang Wirtz

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