The Elementary Particles (2006) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Follows two half-brothers, Michael and Bruno, through the second half of the 20th century. Michael, a reclusive molecular biologist, is on the threshold of cloning a new kind of human being, free of the conflicts that go hand in hand with sexual desires. Bruno, a high school teacher, is a frustrated

Cast & Crew

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Oskar Roehler

Moritz Bleibtreu

Franka Potente

Christian Ulmen

Martina Gedeck

Nina Hoss

Film Details

Also Known As

Atomised, Elementarteilchen, Elementary Particles, The

Genre

Adaptation

Drama

Foreign

Period

Release Date

2006

Production Company

Celluloid Dreams; Constantin Film Development, Inc.

Distribution Company

Abc Distribution; Angel Films (Denmark); Cinemien; Constantin Film Development, Inc.; Golem Distribution; Hollywood Classic Entertainment; Lucky Red; Megacom Film (Mcf); Momentum Pictures Limited; Nonstop Entertainment (Nse); Palace Films; Pandora Film Produktion; Rialto Films; Sponge; Tfm Distribution

Location

Ireland; Berlin, Germany; Thuringia, Germany

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 45m

Synopsis

Follows two half-brothers, Michael and Bruno, through the second half of the 20th century. Michael, a reclusive molecular biologist, is on the threshold of cloning a new kind of human being, free of the conflicts that go hand in hand with sexual desires. Bruno, a high school teacher, is a frustrated sexaholic with a penchant for young girls. The mother they barely knew was a guru groupie, a self indulgent 'liberated' hippie mama who abandoned them to different grandmothers and boarding schools, each unaware of the other's existence until their teenage years. Buffeted by disappointments and alienation, the two men struggle to come to terms with the malaise of modern existence and love.

Director

Oskar Roehler

Cast

Moritz Bleibtreu

Franka Potente

Christian Ulmen

Martina Gedeck

Nina Hoss

Uwe Ochsenknecht

Corinna Harfouch

Jasmin Tabatabai

Tom Schilling

Herbert Knaup

Thomas Dreschel

Crew

Peter R Adam

Manfred Banach

Sound Department

Andre Bendocchi-alves

Oliver Berben

An Dorthe Braker

Bernd Eichinger

David Groenewold

Ingrid Henn

Production Designer

Michel Houellebecq

Source Material

Christian Hoyer

Assistant Director

Carl F Koschnick

Director Of Photography

Oskar Roehler

Martin Todsharow

Esther Walz

Costume Designer

Film Details

Also Known As

Atomised, Elementarteilchen, Elementary Particles, The

Genre

Adaptation

Drama

Foreign

Period

Release Date

2006

Production Company

Celluloid Dreams; Constantin Film Development, Inc.

Distribution Company

Abc Distribution; Angel Films (Denmark); Cinemien; Constantin Film Development, Inc.; Golem Distribution; Hollywood Classic Entertainment; Lucky Red; Megacom Film (Mcf); Momentum Pictures Limited; Nonstop Entertainment (Nse); Palace Films; Pandora Film Produktion; Rialto Films; Sponge; Tfm Distribution

Location

Ireland; Berlin, Germany; Thuringia, Germany

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 45m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 2006

Released in United States February 2006

Released in United States October 2006

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Competition) February 9-19, 2006.

Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 12-20, 2006.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Cinema of Our Time) September 28-October 13, 2006.

Based on the novel "Les Particules Elementaires" written by Michel Houellebecq; published by Editions J'Ai Lu January, 2000.

Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Cinema of Our Time) September 28-October 13, 2006.)

Released in United States February 2006 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Competition) February 9-19, 2006.)

Released in United States October 2006 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 12-20, 2006.)

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