MOSTLY MARTHA
by Sandra Nettelbeck
synopsis
Martha, in her own slightly obsessive but charming way, creates sublime masterpieces in the art of cooking as a chef of a small gourmet restaurant in Hamburg. And yet, her everyday existence is rather monotonous. She is introverted, has hardly any private life, and exists only for her work. All of that changes when her sister, a single mother, dies in an accident and Martha has to take care of Lina, her sister's eight year old daughter.
| international title: | Mostly Martha |
| original title: | Bella Martha - Drei Sterne |
| country: | Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland |
| sales agent: | Global Screen GmbH (a brand of Telepool GmbH) |
| year: | 2001 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Sandra Nettelbeck |
| film run: | 105' |
| release date: | DE 18/04/2002, NO 26/04/2002, IT 07/06/2002, ES 26/07/2002, HU 12/12/2002, DK 13/12/2002, NL 19/12/2002, AT 20/12/2002, GR 14/02/2003, BE 26/03/2003, UK 16/05/2003, PT 24/10/2003 |
| screenplay: | Sandra Nettelbeck |
| cast: | Martina Gedeck, Sergio Castellitto, Maxime Foerste, August Zirner, Sibylle Canonica, Katja Studt, Antonio Wannek, Idil Üner, Oliver Broumis |
| cinematography by: | Michael Bertl |
| film editing: | Mona Bräuer |
| art director: | Thomas Freudenthal |
| costumes designer: | Bettina Helmi |
| music: | Keith Jarrett, Arvo Pärt, David Darling |
| producer: | Christoph Friedel, Karl Baumgartner, Carlo Degli Esposti, Rainer Kölmel |
| production: | Kinowelt Filmproduktion, Pandora Filmproduktion, Prisma Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH, T&C Film AG, Palomar |
| distributor: | Ottfilm, AS Fidalgo Filmdistribusjon, Mikado, Nirvana Films, Budapest Film, Gloria Film, Cinemien, Filmladen, StudioCanal, NOS Lusomundo Audiovisuais (NOS Audiovisuais) |
