Bella Martha Mostly Martha Sandra Nettelbeck [videorecording] =

By:

Sandra Nettelbeck

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: German Summary language: English Original language: German Subtitle language: English Publication details: Germany Optimum Releasing Arte France Bavaria Film Kinowelt Filmproduktion 2003Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 105 min.) sound, color. 4 3/4 inOther title:

Mostly Martha

Uniform titles:

Mostly Martha

LOC classification:

PN1997 .B455 2001

Summary: From case cover: The head chef at swish Hamburg restaurant The Lido, Martha Klein's (Martina Gedeck) perfectionism and obsession with good cooking leaves little free time for romantic entanglements. However, when her sister tragically dies in a car accident, Martha's boss Frida (Sibyelle Canonica) insists she take time out to care for her eight-year-old niece Lina (Maxime Foerste) whilst attempts are made to locate Lina's estranged father. Returning to work after struggling to bond with this stubborn, headstrong child, Marthe finds that dashing Italian sous-chef Mario (Sergio Castellitto) has been hired to help in the kitchen. Initially threatened by this unorthodox intruder, Martha slowly comes to confide in him, so beginning a relationship that will fundamentally alter her attitude to life. An enthralling and utterly charming bittersweet comedy about acceptance and the pressures of modern day life, writer-director Sandra Nettelbeck's Mostly Martha evokes recent mouth-watering favourites such as Big Night, What's Cooking? and Tortilla Soup in its lavish use of food as a metaphor. A hit in the US and acclaimed at festivals worldwide, this subtle, flavorsome and engagingly performed tale bought the compelling Gedeck and the equally note-perfect Castellity numerous outstanding actor awards.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
DVD - Video	SILC Learning Support Services DH132-DVD-A: DVD Cabinet A	PN1997 .B455 2001	Available	German audio with English subtitles.		000178

From case cover:
The head chef at swish Hamburg restaurant The Lido, Martha Klein's (Martina Gedeck) perfectionism and obsession with good cooking leaves little free time for romantic entanglements. However, when her sister tragically dies in a car accident, Martha's boss Frida (Sibyelle Canonica) insists she take time out to care for her eight-year-old niece Lina (Maxime Foerste) whilst attempts are made to locate Lina's estranged father.

Returning to work after struggling to bond with this stubborn, headstrong child, Marthe finds that dashing Italian sous-chef Mario (Sergio Castellitto) has been hired to help in the kitchen. Initially threatened by this unorthodox intruder, Martha slowly comes to confide in him, so beginning a relationship that will fundamentally alter her attitude to life.

An enthralling and utterly charming bittersweet comedy about acceptance and the pressures of modern day life, writer-director Sandra Nettelbeck's Mostly Martha evokes recent mouth-watering favourites such as Big Night, What's Cooking? and Tortilla Soup in its lavish use of food as a metaphor. A hit in the US and acclaimed at festivals worldwide, this subtle, flavorsome and engagingly performed tale bought the compelling Gedeck and the equally note-perfect Castellity numerous outstanding actor awards.

DVD video; Dolby Digital; stereo; PAL; Region 2; 4:3 fullscreen.

German audio with English subtitles.

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