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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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V.A. Musetto New York Post Rated: 2/4 Aug 22, 2007 Full Review Stephen Holden New York Times 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. Rated: 2.5/5 Apr 2, 2007 Full Review Joshua Rothkopf Time Out For a film set during a sweltering season, precious little dramatic heat is brought to bear. Rated: 3/6 Mar 31, 2007 Full Review David Lamble Bay Area Reporter Summer avoids making its female protagonists too cute, shrewish or erotically challenged to be believable or bearable for two hours of cinematic comfort food. May 21, 2020 Full Review Jay Antani Boxoffice Magazine 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. Rated: 4/5 Apr 8, 2007 Full Review Jules Brenner Cinema Signals What we seem to have in Andreas Schmidt is a Buster Keaton/Marty Feldman in Teutonic skin. Rated: 3.5/5 Apr 8, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Audience Member 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) Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member well the movie is good if it represents REAL state.....are people really THIS desperate, this lonely ??!!! terrible.. So 2 stars for that Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member 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). Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Two women experience a daily struggle for survival during a summer in Berlin.
Director
Andreas Dresen
Screenwriter
Wolfgang Kohlhaase, Wolfgang Kohlhaase
Production Co
Peter Rommel Productions, X-Filme Creative Pool
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
German
Runtime
1h 50m