THE FOREST FOR THE TREES
by Maren Ade
synopsis
Full of idealism, Melanie, a young teacher from the countryside, starts her first job at a high school in the city. The daily school routine soon catches up with her, her idealism is challenged, things are much tougher than she had imagined. Apart from one colleague, Thorsten, who does his best to make her feel welcome, she has little contact with the rest of the staff. When she gets to know Tina, she seems to get in touch with her new surroundings. But her expectations are not fulfilled as quickly as she would hope. And the more Melanie tries to become Tina's friend, the more Tina starts to hide. The Forest for the Trees starts out as a well-observed story about an enthusiastic young woman, but ends as a tragic portrait of a human being.
international title: | The Forest for the Trees |
original title: | DerWald vor lauter Bäumen |
country: | Germany |
sales agent: | Sola Media GmbH |
year: | 2003 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Maren Ade |
film run: | 81' |
screenplay: | Maren Ade |
cast: | Eva Loebau, Daniela Holtz, Jan Neumann, Ilona Schulz, Robert Schupp |
cinematography by: | Nikolai von Graevenitz |
film editing: | Heike Parplies |
art director: | Claudia Schoelzel |
music: | loa Siefert, Nellis Du Biel |
producer: | Janine Jackowski |
production: | Komplizen Film, SWR – Südwestrundfunk, Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (HFF), KaufmannWoebke |
backing: | FilmFernsehFonds Bayern, MFG Baden-Wuerttemberg, Filmförderungsanstalt FFA |
distributor: | Timebandits Films |