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Actors: Hannelore Elsner, Karl Kranzkowski, Bastian Trost, Serpil Turhan
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Rot und blau (Red and Blue) |
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Barbara is a successful middle aged architect in Berlin. Although she has a few regrets and drinks a little, she is a good wife and mother, has terrific friends, and enjoys her work. Then one day she gets a phone call from Ilke, the 20-something daughter she had by a Turkish boyfriend -- a highly successful carpet dealer she hasn't seen in 20 years. The girl, whose father has died, has come to Berlin looking for her mother and employs a private detective with some secrets of his own to find her. This charming, somewhat aimless 2003 German movie by Rudolf Thome, resembles "Secrets and Lies" in some respects but is less intense and amiably inclined to leave a lot of loose ends. For example, gangsters after the huge amount of cash Ilke is carrying (her father's legacy) intrude, but are never identified and are left to slide. Mostly, the story focuses on the delicate formation of a mother-daughter bond.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Family, loving
Yes
Special relationship with
- daughter
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Struggle with
- search for family/history
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- (woman) very skinny
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Turkish
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Germany
City?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- German
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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