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Grill Point is a Allemand film of genre Drama directed by Andreas Dresen released in USA on 11 october 2002 with Axel Prahl
Grill Point (2002)
Halbe Treppe
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 11 october 2002
Length 1h51
Directed by Andreas Dresen
OriginGerman
Themes Films about sexuality
Rating71%
Grill Point is a 2001 German drama film directed by Andreas Dresen. Its original German title is Halbe Treppe, which means "Halfway up the Stairs" in English, and was the real-life name of the snack bar shown in the film.
Grill Point was heavily influenced by the Dogme 95 manifest (although it does not follow all the Dogme rules; it uses some music not performed in-scene, the director is credited, and it is presented in widescreen format). It was shot almost entirely on location in the eastern German city of Frankfurt (Oder) using handheld digital video cameras. Its performance was improvised.
Synopsis
Uwe, owner of a snack bar, and his wife Ellen, who works in a perfume store, are friends with Katrin, who works in a trucking agency, and her husband Chris, a radio DJ. Neither marriage is holding together well; soon, Chris begins an affair with Ellen. When Katrin discovers this, they try, and fail to solve the problem as a foursome; when this fails, the two couples respond to the situation in different ways.Actors
Axel Prahl
(Uwe)
Steffi Kühnert
(Ellen)
Gabriela Maria Schmeide
(Katrin)
Christine Schorn
(Frau in der Parfümerie)
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