Der Fischer und seine frau
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Cast & Crew
Doris Dörrie
Alexandra Maria Lara
Christian Ulmen
Jacob Grimm
Wilhelm Grimm
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Synopsis
A modern take on a Brothers Grimm classics. The story revolves around Ida and Otto who fall in love in rural Japan where Ida has gone in search of inspiration for her fabrics, and where Otto, a verterinarian, is buying koi for German collectors. They marry in a traditional Japanese ceremony, but the honeymoon ends when they return to Germany. Otto helps Ida in her career, to the detriment of his own, and when she gives birth to a child, he stays at home to take care of the baby. Ida wants it all: a family, a flourishing career and an ambitious husband, but the more Otto sacrifices, the more she asks of him, to a point where Otto feels sad and rejected.
Director
Doris Dörrie
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Released in United States September 2005
Shown at New Montreal FilmFest (Competition) September 18-25, 2005.
Based on the fairy tale "The Fisherman and His Wife" written by the Brothers Grimm.
Released in United States September 2005 (Shown at New Montreal FilmFest (Competition) September 18-25, 2005.)
