Everyone Else (Alle Anderen)

GERMAN CINEMA TODAY / UK PREMIERE

Director: Maren Ade. Starring: Birgit Minichmayr, Lars Eidinger, Hans-Jochen Wagner.

Germany, 2009. 119 mins. German and Italian with English subtitles.

On the surface, Chris and Gitti are lost in perfect amorous bliss during a getaway in their Sardinian holiday home. But there are unspoken tensions. Full of verve,the idiosyncratic Gitti is fearless in expressing her love for Chris,while he is more reserved in his outlook on life. When they meet another couple,clearly happier and more successful than they are, Chris decides to take a more decisive role. Gitti tries to conform to his new ideal, and with a second chance to discover themselves – and each other – the young couple suddenly seem to have the opportunity to be as happy as everyone else... Award-winning director Maren Ade portrays the couple and their contradictory longings with subtle humour and poignancy, showing the lengths lovers will go to to save their relationship.