Longing
- 2006
- Germany
- 1h 26min
- 15
- Directed by: Valeska Grisebach
- Cast: Andreas Müller, Ilka Welz, Anett Dornbusch
Markus is a metalworker and part time fireman married to his childhood sweetheart whose life starts to change dramatically following a drunken night after which he wakes up next to a waitress. Grisebach is sparing in her use of dialogue and focuses on the material and the physical, allowing us to ponder the inner lives of these three individuals.
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Longing (Sehnsucht)


Following on from the exorcism drama Requiem and the Stasi surveillance thriller The Lives of the Others, Longing is further evidence of the current resurgence in German cinema.
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