Emmas Gluck


1h 41m 2006

Brief Synopsis

After getting the bad news that he is about to die of cancer, Max wants to escape to the most beautiful place in the world--Mexico. When he accidentally lands at Emma's pig farm, he realizes that true happiness waits just around the corner.

Film Details

Also Known As
Emma's Bliss, Emmas Glueck
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Romance
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Bundesministerium Fur Kultur Und Medien; Film und Medienstiftung NRW; Filmf÷rderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein; German Federal Film Board; Südwestrundfunk (Swr); The Match Factory Gmbh
Distribution Company
A Company Film Licensing Intl.; A-Company; Cineworx; Jour 2 FOte; K-Films AmTrique; Pandora Film Produktion; Pandora Filmverleih; Peccadillo Pictures; Polyfilm Verleih Gmbh; Primer Plano Film Group; Wanda Visión S.A.

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 41m

Synopsis

After getting the bad news that he is about to die of cancer, Max wants to escape to the most beautiful place in the world--Mexico. When he accidentally lands at Emma's pig farm, he realizes that true happiness waits just around the corner.

Film Details

Also Known As
Emma's Bliss, Emmas Glueck
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Romance
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Bundesministerium Fur Kultur Und Medien; Film und Medienstiftung NRW; Filmf÷rderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein; German Federal Film Board; Südwestrundfunk (Swr); The Match Factory Gmbh
Distribution Company
A Company Film Licensing Intl.; A-Company; Cineworx; Jour 2 FOte; K-Films AmTrique; Pandora Film Produktion; Pandora Filmverleih; Peccadillo Pictures; Polyfilm Verleih Gmbh; Primer Plano Film Group; Wanda Visión S.A.

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 41m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the John Schlesinger Award, 2007 Palm Springs International Film Festival.

Winner of the Zicherman Family Foundation Award for Best Screenplay and co-winner of the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2006 Hamptons International Film Festival.

Released in United States September 2006

Released in United States October 2006

Released in United States 2007

Released in United States January 2007

Released in United States February 2007

Shown at San Sebastian Film Festival (Zabaltegi/New Directors) September 21-30, 2006.

Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 18-22, 2006.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (New Directors) April 26-May 10, 2007.

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 4-15, 2007.

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (German Cinema) February 8-18, 2007.

Based on the book "Emmas Gluck" written by Claudia Schreiber; published by P. Reclam January, 2003.

Released in United States September 2006 (Shown at San Sebastian Film Festival (Zabaltegi/New Directors) September 21-30, 2006.)

Released in United States October 2006 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 18-22, 2006.)

Released in United States 2007 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (New Directors) April 26-May 10, 2007.)

Released in United States January 2007 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 4-15, 2007. )

Released in United States February 2007 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (German Cinema) February 8-18, 2007. )