21st German Film Festival 2017 (Golden Village)
Original Bliss
Language
German with English subtitles
Cast
Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Tukur
Synopsis
Trapped in a failing marriage, a suburban housewife Helene (played by Martina Gedeck of Mostly Martha and The Lives of Others fame) finally loses all hope after feeling she has been abandoned by God as well. Reaching out, she sees the key to her liberation in the form of the celebrated psychologist, Eduard Gluck (Ulrich Tukur). But the charismatic man is fighting demons of his own. Soon, these two apparently complete opposites find themselves drawn to each other – hesitantly at first, before both give themselves over to a world in which love is likewise a test and a promise. Directed by Sven Taddicken, Original Bliss was adapted from a short-story collection of the same name by A.L. Kennedy, one of Scotland’s most acclaimed writers.