The movie begins in the Berlin of the nineties, but it goes back to a deeper past: the eighties. For all those who have lived through this decade, it´s a journey back in time. A journey that seems quite realistic due to the excellent equipping of the movie.
The story is about a young man growing up, about his learning to love.
But this takes its time... In the beginning he is a romantic lover, only interested in his true love, Britta. When she splits with him, he grows cynical,learns to use women for his his sexual satisfaction. By chance he meets Britta again and sees how she has changed. In this moment he loses a dream, but he is not yet ready to realise it.
He gets bored with his changing relationships and decides to look for a woman he might grow old with. Luck has it he finds her soon, but still he is not able to really love her. When she wants to have children with him, he simply runs away, goes to Berlin, and meets Britta again. Instinctively, he does the right thing: he "kills" his dream...
At this moment we´re not only back at the beginning of the movie but at the start of his new life.
Personally, I think it was nice to see, how the story is pushed forward, to see the moments of insight that decide about his personal development. The acting is fine and if you can identify with the main character, you really get caught.
Comment of a female viewer: "It was nice to see a movie, in which men have feelings." That´s the point: the main character doesnot show his feelings to the people around him, but they are clear to the audience.
For all those who are old enough to have lived through the eighties and are interested in seeing how a young man becomes what he is, this movie is highly recommended.
9 out 10.
The story is about a young man growing up, about his learning to love.
But this takes its time... In the beginning he is a romantic lover, only interested in his true love, Britta. When she splits with him, he grows cynical,learns to use women for his his sexual satisfaction. By chance he meets Britta again and sees how she has changed. In this moment he loses a dream, but he is not yet ready to realise it.
He gets bored with his changing relationships and decides to look for a woman he might grow old with. Luck has it he finds her soon, but still he is not able to really love her. When she wants to have children with him, he simply runs away, goes to Berlin, and meets Britta again. Instinctively, he does the right thing: he "kills" his dream...
At this moment we´re not only back at the beginning of the movie but at the start of his new life.
Personally, I think it was nice to see, how the story is pushed forward, to see the moments of insight that decide about his personal development. The acting is fine and if you can identify with the main character, you really get caught.
Comment of a female viewer: "It was nice to see a movie, in which men have feelings." That´s the point: the main character doesnot show his feelings to the people around him, but they are clear to the audience.
For all those who are old enough to have lived through the eighties and are interested in seeing how a young man becomes what he is, this movie is highly recommended.
9 out 10.