Die Blumen von gestern

Jan 12 2017 N/A 2h 5m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

An almost romantic comedy on the edge: Holocaust researcher Toto is having a major life crisis. Just when things at home and work could not get worse, he unwantedly gets a new assistent assigned to himself. Zazie is french, jewish, slightly germanophobe and supposed to help Toto to prepare a major congress. As the star of the congress suddenly wants to pull out, the problems are piling up and the two have to fix it.

Plot

A very romantic comedy on the edge of the abyss: in the middle of the deepest life crisis, Holocaust researcher Toto is assigned an assistant for the Congress preparation: Zazie, of Jewish origin and with pronounced Teutophobia. The star guest of the Congress, a famous actress, suddenly withdraws the promise, and bizarre connections emerge between Toto's and Zazie's biographies.

Written by

Chris Kraus

Directed by

Chris Kraus

Production Countries

Germany, Austria

Production Companies

Dor Film-West Produktionsgesellschaft, Four Minutes Filmproduktion, Dor Film Production Company, ARD

Languages

Français, English, Deutsch

Awards

5 wins & 11 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
1,105
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA