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The Forest for the Trees

Original title: Der Wald vor lauter Bäumen
2003 · 1 h 21 min
Directed by Maren Ade
Drama

Cast

Eva Löbau Daniela Holtz Jan Neumann

Credits

Written by: Maren Ade

Plot

A young teacher starts her first job in a new town and slowly unravels as she fails to make friends.

Sinekatalog’s take

Maren Ade's early comedy-drama follows a young teacher in a new town slowly unravelling as she struggles to make friends. Eva Löbau is painfully convincing in a funny, awkward and moving study of loneliness.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (2,070 votes)
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