The film had its uk premiere on 1 march 20 on the bbc and premiered in the us on hbo on 20 april 20. German filmmaker sandra nettelbecks debut feature mostly martha is a veritable international hit, substantiated by spawning a hollywood remake no reservations 2007, a star vehicle for catherine zetajone. She lives for her work and presides with obsessive care over her spotless, precise kitchen. When we first meet martha martina gedeck, shes at the top of her game. Mostly martha bella martha martha, in her own slightly obsessive but charming way, creates sublime masterpieces in the art of cooking as a chef of a small gourmet restaurant in hamburg. Mario batali italianamerican celebrity chef 1960these film questions go with the film bella martha featuring martina gedeck. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. Martha is the chef at a small gourmet restaurant in hamburg. Mostly martha is a 2001 german romantic comedy drama film written and directed by sandra nettelbeck and starring martina gedeck, maxime foerste, and. As an exemplary foodie romance flick, the film is toothsome yet never cloying, its love story feels earned rather than forced, and. Gedeck does an outstanding job of portraying all of marthas. Mostly martha 38 movie clip getting lina to eat 2001. A must for foodies, the film explores a whole range of emotions grief, sorrow, love and passion. Mostly martha is the latest addition and a quite adorable one to the cooking melocomedy subgenre, where big night and who is killing the great chefs of europe.
Le film mostly martha 2001 vostfr admin 20170530t00. Much of the resolution is sprinkled over the end credits. The head chef at a chic restaurant, martha has no time for anything or anyone. To say that mostly martha is a movie about food is limiting it to something less than what it really is. In a german restaurant, chef martha klein is the undisputed ruler of her. Martha martina gedeck is the chef of a popular hamburg eatery who fusses and obsesses over each dish before it leaves the kitchen. Mostly martha is the story of martha martina gedeck, romeo, private lies, a popular chef at a swanky restaurant. In a german restaurant, chef martha klein is the undisputed ruler of her kitchen staff and no customer would ever dare to criticise her cooking. Mostly martha sandra nettelbeck, martina gedeck, sergio. With martina gedeck, maxime foerste, sergio castellitto, august zirner. Mostly martha ends in the only way it can, and rather abruptly, too. This is a truly beautiful, heartwarming film that is not without its upsanddowns, moving gradually from down to up as the protagonist, martha klein played by the excellent martina gedeck, takes over the care of her dead sisters daughter while holding down a demanding job as principal chef in a posh hamburg restaurant, a difficult juggling. Mostly martha was a critical smash, playing at film festivals all over the world, including the chicago film festival, lecce festival of european cinema and the locarno film festival, winning many awards for sandra nettelbeck, sergio castellitto and martina gedeck. Mostly martha 2001 martha martina gedeck relies on her culinary skills as her primary means of communication.
Le film salaam namaste 2005 vostfr admin 20170501t23. Mostly martha trailer youtubereally good german movie, the. Mostly martha an uptight professional chef, who cooks with chilly precision and not an ounce of warmth, has her heart thawed by an orphaned child and a new lover whom she hates at first sight. When a fateful accident leaves lina maxime foerste, her 8yearold niece, in her care, marthas orderly life begins to come undone. The steak on the table was a victory for everyone whos felt. Mostly martha is a fantastic film and frankly, i had reservations pun intended about seeing this film because i didnt want to ruin the wonderful taste in my brain of the original. However, this movie is far more interesting and complex than the usual romantic comedy.
This awardwinning debut has been dubbed a bridget jones for the culinary set. Read about the mostly martha dvd and browse other dvd movies. Martha is the chef at a small gourmet restaurant in hamburg who creates. Its as if nettelbeck, cognizant that she is following a standard recipe in order to bring the film to a close, doesnt want to give it more than a perfunctory. I didnt realize it was a german film, and im glad it s subtitled rather than dubbed as i like to hear the voices. It is one of the earliest of fassbinders films to be influenced by the american work of douglas sirk. Surprisingly, help comes from mario, marthas new italian souschef, who begins to visit martha. The head chef at a chic restaurant, martha has no time for anything or anyone else.
She rolls her opening credits over fetishized shots of food preparation, later introduces a wideeyed orphan, and finally throws in a fasttalking, lifeaffirming italian man. Mostly martha 2001 director sandra nettelbeck martina gedeck as martha and sergio castellitto as mario mostly martha 2001. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Mostly martha may have a predictable plot, but it still feels charming and fresh, and the food will make you hungry. Martha wainwright, baby, brussels plazey festival, june 28, 2009. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects. Mostly martha is welldone comedydrama in which star martina gedeck does an. The german comedy mostly martha is the latest picture to find its way to the audiences heart through their stomach. Watching its trailer, i cant decide anything about the quality of the original film, but i do recognize many of the same scenes, and even similar locations. Avec martina gedeck martha, sergio castellitto mario, maxime foerste lina, sibylle canonica. Martha martina gedeck relies on her culinary skills as her primary means of communication. This material, however, is done tastefully and dramatically. Mostly martha 2001 stream and watch online moviefone.
The most emotional moments of mostly martha happen in the last fifteen minutes and continue over the credits. Sandra nettelbeck spins this gentle drama about how a childs presence can change the lives of the most shy and careerminded of adults. Wealthy american housewife mary morgan takes her bullied son george out of school for home education,including a trip to southern africa. Mostly martha is a romantic dramatic comedy film directed sandra nettelbeck focusing on the life of martha klein martina gedeck, whose workaholic and perfectionist approach to living comes to. The demands of her job and her natural shyness keep her from. This mostly foodasmetaphorforlife story, never got past the kitchen and never got past thinking how clever its metaphors were. Martha lane fox on the tech startup scene european ceo videos.
Mostly martha bella martha trailer streaming movies, hd movies, movies online. Creteil international womens film festival 2002 and the european. She is introverted, has hardly any private life, and exists only for her. The head chef at a chic restaurant, martha has no time for anything or. Each feature film sheet has twenty followalong questions in engl. Writerdirector sandra nettelbeck begins mostly martha by introducing a determinedly single person. The movie is a remake of mostly martha 2001, a german film very much liked by many, unseen by me. Best of all, it has an uplifting resolution that is quite moving, though the movie makes clear, of course, that a child will never completely get over the death of a. This is a truly beautiful, heartwarming film that is not without its upsanddowns, moving gradually from down to up as the protagonist, martha klein played by the excellent martina gedeck, takes over the care of her. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation.
She lives for her work and presides with obsessive care over her spotless, precise. Theres a battle between what the cook thinks is high art and what the customer just wants to eat. First saw this years ago as a netflix rental and im so happy to see it on tcms lineup. Martha is a single woman who lives for one passion. The control she exercises over her kitchen is the polar opposite of.
Released 2001, mostly martha stars martina gedeck, sergio castellitto, maxime foerste, august zirner the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 45 min, and received a score of 72 out of 100 on. After his funeral at home mary feels a compulsion to return to africa where she meets english woman martha oconnell,whose 24 year old son ben, a. When a headstrong chef takes charge of her equally stubborn 8yearold niece, the tensions between them mount. The movie is relevant to cooks and noncooks alike and is a good date movie for the romanitics out there. And yet, her everyday existence is rather monotonous. Mostly martha also deals frankly with the pain that a child can have when losing her mother in an awful accident.
The demands of her job and her natural shyness keep her from breaking out of her routine to meet new people. You are browsing the website, which contains photos and videos of nude celebrities. Based on a screenplay by richard curtis, it was produced by working title television, in association with the bbc and nbcuniversal. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. In a strange twist of irony, bergen was in halifax at the same time the shoot for martha inc. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. This german film is one of the happiest surprises of the year. Mostly martha 18 movie clip my mothers recipe 2001 hd. No reservations about mostly martha richards notes. This film is a complete rip of the german film, mostly martha, line by line, scene by scene.
580 845 1144 549 955 694 998 398 3 477 1516 862 1115 408 344 1049 996 1473 254 1021 965 1529 1582 708 26 197 195 445 505 54 1311 1199 628 124 863 626 1222 608