THE THINGS BETWEEN US
by Iris Janssen
synopsis
Myriam lives a sheltered existence in a small Catholic town on the Lower Rhine. She is married to Bernd Mölders, an ambitious young mayor, and they have just moved into a new house together. They love each other and everything in their life seems to be just perfect. And then she finds out by accident that Bernd makes regular trips to a brothel in neighbouring Holland. There is no one with whom she can discuss this – least of all her husband. And what would she say to him anyway? What would be the point of making a scene? That wouldn’t change his desire for prostitutes. And so she decides to try to understand his fascination by going to a brothel herself and working there in secret. Myriam finds herself in a strange twilight world where she soon feels more and more at home.
international title: | The Things Between Us |
original title: | Die Dinge zwischen uns |
country: | Germany |
sales agent: | Insomnia World Sales |
year: | 2008 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Iris Janssen |
screenplay: | Iris Janssen |
cast: | Daniela Wutte, Christoph Jacobi, Antje Widdra, Hans-Joachim Heist, Günter Voß, Maria Heinsch |
cinematography by: | Andreas Köhler |
film editing: | Nicola Undritz |
costumes designer: | Kristina Bille, Renate Janevski |
music: | Markus Steffen, Carsten Wüster |
producer: | Melanie Andernach, Knut Losen, Iris Janssen |
production: | Made In Germany Filmproduktion, Kunsthochschule für Medien, Köln |