Mostly Martha Movie Review 2001

Martha, a top chef at a fancy French restaurant in Hamburg, is so obsessed with her job that she really only connects with life through food. Things get stirred up when two new ingredients are added. First, a new sous-chef (Castellitto), scruffy and care-free as opposed to Martha's icy professionalism, enters her kitchen. Then, she takes in her 8-year-old neice (Foerste) after the death of the child's mother (Martha's sister). Appealing romantic comedy benefits form excellent performances by the leads, as well director Nettlebeck's assured style. German with subtitles.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 107 minutes.
Originally from German, Austrian, Swiss, Italian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Edibles, Germany, Aunts & Uncles, Nieces & Nephews, Adoption & Orphans

Screenplay

Sandra Nettelbeck

Cast

Martina Gedeck, Sergio Castellitto, Ulrich Thomsen, Maxime Foerste, Sibylle Canonica, August Zirner

Cinematography

Michael Bertl

Director

Sandra Nettelbeck

Other

Luc Yersin, Manfred Eicher, Mona Brauer, Bettina Helmi, Thomas Freudenthal

Producer

Christoph Friedel, Karls Baumgartner, Kinowelt, Palomar Pictures International, T&C Film Ltd., Prisma Film, Paramount Classics