IFFI-2008 - International Film Festival of India

IFFI-2008
CINEMA OF THE WORLD
Germany-Switzerland
Where The Grass Is Greener
/ Nur Ein Sommer
2007, 35 mm, Colour, 90mins, German/Swiss-German
Eva's bags are packed, she's ready to go. The 35-year-old mother of a grown-up son, has
little choice in the matter - the good jobs are practically all gone in the East German town
of Eberswalde. Her boyfriend Marco, however, cannot stand to see her leave. Eva's been
offered a summer job in Switzerland; three months of milking cows on a mountain.
Without hesitating, and at very short notice, she heads for the Alps to help farmer Daniel
take care of 40 lively and lovely dairy cows. The crusty cheese-maker is very skeptical of
his new assistant - on the other hand he has his own agenda since his wife ran away and he
cannot run the farm by himself. Eva is not so keen on a new husband but proves that she is
a good worker and shows a great interest in the art of making cheese. Eva and Daniel
work well together. Slowly, they get to know each other, and become more intimate. So
intimate that when her boyfriend Marco shows up unexpectedly to check what's going
on, he senses a change in his girlfriend. As summer wanes, and the season begins to turn,
Eva re-determines the course of her life, and finally makes a surprising choice.
Director
Tamara Staudt
Screenplay
Tamara Staudt
Cinematography
Michael Hammon
Editor
Joerg Hauschild
Music
Peter von Siebenthal
Cast
Anna Loos, Stefan Gubser, Steve Wrzesniowski, Oliver
Zgorelec, Stephanie Glaser, Peter Wyssbrod, Dieter Stoll,
Robert Hoeller, Ursula Karusseit
Production Design
Design Andreas Piontkowitz, Irmhild Gumm
Production
Razor Film Produktion;
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion, Zurich
World Sales
Razor Film Produktion GmbH
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10179 Berlin/Germany
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Email: info@razor-film.de
www.razor-film.de
Festivals & Awards
Mannheim, Ophuels Festival Saarbruecken (DEFA Foundation
Promotion Award)
Tamara Staudt was born in 1966 in Darmstadt. After initially training and working as a
carpenter, she then turned to film and studied at the German Academy of Film &
Television (dffb) in Berlin, while also working as a camera assistant. Her films include:
Beim Dienst (short, 1989), Wenn d'Maschin lauft (documentary, 1990), ...bis
Montagmorgen (1991), Saturdays (short, 1994), and Swetlana (1999).
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