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Summer in Berlin

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Two women experience a daily struggle for survival during a summer in Berlin.

Critics Reviews

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Stephen Holden New York Times 04/02/2007
2.5/5
Summer in Berlin is a pointedly unglamorous slice of life that could be set in any urban neighborhood where real estate prices haven't gone through the roof. Go to Full Review
Joshua Rothkopf Time Out 03/31/2007
3/6
For a film set during a sweltering season, precious little dramatic heat is brought to bear. Go to Full Review
Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News 03/30/2007
2/4
The movie tends to wander between story lines and characters without any real sense of purpose. Go to Full Review
David Lamble Bay Area Reporter 05/21/2020
Summer avoids making its female protagonists too cute, shrewish or erotically challenged to be believable or bearable for two hours of cinematic comfort food. Go to Full Review
Jay Antani Boxoffice Magazine 04/08/2007
4/5
At once natural and designed, funny and sad, Dresen's story approximates the capriciousness of life itself, and that may be the highest praise any work of art could ask for. Go to Full Review
Jules Brenner Cinema Signals 04/08/2007
3.5/5
What we seem to have in Andreas Schmidt is a Buster Keaton/Marty Feldman in Teutonic skin. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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08/25/2010 Though it resonates with the economic situation, this film has some good parts but fails to connect - the almost-lesbian angle too is a bit stretched (no pun :P) See more 05/17/2010 No me extraña que los alemanes sean así, tan básicos y tan secos en su trato. Me he reído un montón con las situaciones simples pero que con un gesto se logra descifrar todo. Nadja me encanta esta actriz, me gustaría ver más pelis de ella. See more 09/28/2009 The friendship of two women put under pressure from modern-day living. Satirically sweet with drops of dark humour. One of the better German films I've seen. See more 08/05/2009 well the movie is good if it represents REAL state.....are people really THIS desperate, this lonely ??!!! terrible.. So 2 stars for that See more 07/05/2009 pelicula sobre vidas comunes, que hace que la historia cojee un pelin, aunque suele pasar de comedia a drama con bastante eficacia. otra mania es la de mover la camara con un baile de san vito que trata de dar realismo cuando realmente lo que da son mareos. interpretaciones dignas, y una pelicula ultrarrealista. para pasar el rato. See more 04/11/2009 The plot is not very strong and slightly repetitive. There are some good and some really funny scenes (especially if you've been in Berlin before). See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Two women experience a daily struggle for survival during a summer in Berlin.
Director
Andreas Dresen
Screenwriter
Wolfgang Kohlhaase, Wolfgang Kohlhaase
Production Co
X-Filme Creative Pool, Peter Rommel Productions
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
German
Runtime
1h 50m