The Ground Beneath My Feet

Released Jul 26, 2019

1h 48m

Drama

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A woman controls her personal life with ruthless efficiency. No one knows about her older sister or her family's history of mental illness, but when a tragic event forces them back together, her grip on reality seems to slip away.

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Critics Consensus

The Ground Beneath My Feet tells a thoughtfully layered story with a tense thriller's touch, anchored by a strong performance from Valerie Pachner.

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Agustinus S

well written script and good works from the casts.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/11/24

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Joe C

A beautiful production and well defined personalities but it begs the question of the characters: Why hide it when nobody cares? She is so good at who she is and what she does, why hide a family issue? Why hide your sexuality? There may be a cultural disconnect between what we perceive the German workplace to be like and what it really is, or the societal perception. From an American perspective, the secrecy would be a bigger problem than the problem itself. Also borrows plot elements seen in the earlier American "Up In The Air," which seemed cheap.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Kevin L

This is a fine work of psychological drama in which the demands and viscious competetion of corporate business culture and mental illness are the basis for a charater study on Lola Wegenstein, played exceptionally well by Valerie Pachner. Director/writer Marie Kreutzer does an admirable job of recreating an authentic sense of the often caustic environment of corporate business, with its cannibalistic, paranoia-inducting elements along with the common stresses and demands of such positions. Working 48-hr. 'shifts' in a sense and never wanting to show weakness or inability to be just as good as your colleagues, particularly for women. The tone of the film keeps us grounded in the sense of dread and uneasiness, changing up when Lola is free from the work place and appointments/meetings, as when she's together with her boss and lover, Elise. The role of Lola's mentally ill sister Conny is also well very well by Pie Hierzegger. The big sister is in the debilitating clutches of paranoid schizophrenia, and we sense Lola taking on aspects of instability as well. Is it family history, is it the intense strain of her job at a company in a precarious position? Is it some of both? Nice support work from actors Mavie Hörbiger as Elise, Michelle Barthel, Marc Benjamin, and Axel Sichrovsky. 3.7 stars

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/06/23

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thomas c

Plays like a novel, full of ambiguity, bringing some contemporary issues to the forefront but not simplistically answering them.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Drama sobre la vida que llevan muchos actualmente. El trabajo y la sociedad enloquece a mas de uno al punto de perder la idea de realidad. Muy bien trabajado y con un papel espectacular de Valerie Pachner

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Marie Kreutzer

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Valerie Pachner

Lola Wegenstein

Pia Hierzegger

Conny Wegenstein

Mavie Hörbiger

Elise

Michelle Barthel

Birgit

Marc Benjamin

Sebastian Selikowski

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Peter Bradshaw

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[An] elegant and mysterious psychological drama...

Rated: 4/5

Jun 18, 2020

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

[A] tightly focused psychological drama...

Rated: 4/5

Jun 14, 2020

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David Lewis

San Francisco Chronicle

"The Ground Beneath My Feet" consistently serves as a powerful showcase for the talented Pachner, who manages a performance that is both distant and achingly vulnerable.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 10, 2019

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Zoë Rose Bryant

Loud and Clear Reviews

With acerbic accuracy, The Ground Beneath My Feet devastatingly depicts the disturbances that working women must withstand when prioritizing their profession over their personal lives.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 1, 2022

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Gisela Savdie

El Heraldo

The director shows there's always a layer of pain behind a successful career [Full review in Spanish]

Mar 31, 2021

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

It benefits from a compelling performance from Valerie Pachner, but even that can't stop it from slowly falling apart when it engages with topics such as alienation, loneliness, and the stressful business life of postmodernity. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

Dec 5, 2020

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Synopsis

A woman controls her personal life with ruthless efficiency. No one knows about her older sister or her family's history of mental illness, but when a tragic event forces them back together, her grip on reality seems to slip away.

Director: Marie Kreutzer
Producer: Johanna Scherz
Screenwriter: Marie Kreutzer
Distributor: Strand Releasing
Production Co: Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion GmbH
Genre: Drama
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 26, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 6, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $29.2K
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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