Talk of the Town (1995 film)
| Talk of the Town | |
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| Directed by | Rainer Kaufmann |
| Written by | Ben Taylor |
| Produced by | Dirk R. Düwel Henrik Meyer Bettina Reitz |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Klaus Eichhammer |
| Edited by | Ursula Mai |
| Music by | Stefan Traub |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista International[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Box office | $9.9 million (Germany)[2] |
Talk of the Town (German: Stadtgespräch) is a 1995 German comedy film directed by Rainer Kaufmann.[3]
Plot
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The story centers around Monika Krauss (Katja Riemann), a successful career woman living in a small German town where everyone knows everyone else's business. Her carefully ordered life begins to unravel when her husband René (Kai Wiesinger) becomes involved in a series of misunderstandings and romantic entanglements.
The central conflict arises when Erik Kirsch (August Zirner), a charming newcomer to the town, arrives and becomes romantically interested in Monika. This creates tension not only in her marriage but also with Erik's own wife Sabine (Martina Gedeck), who becomes suspicious of the growing attraction between her husband and Monika.
As gossip spreads throughout the tight-knit community, the situation becomes increasingly complicated. The film explores themes of marriage, fidelity, and social pressure in a small town setting where privacy is virtually impossible. Various townspeople, including the mischievous Karl (Moritz Bleibtreu) and other local residents, become unwittingly involved in the romantic complications, often making matters worse through their well-meaning but misguided interventions.
Cast
[edit]- Katja Riemann - Monika Krauss
- August Zirner - Erik Kirsch
- Martina Gedeck - Sabine Kirsch
- Kai Wiesinger - René Krauss
- Moritz Bleibtreu - Karl
- Karin Rasenack - Frau Krauss
- Chantal De Freitas - Silke
- Hermann Toelcke - Dieter Klump
Reception
[edit]The film was the second most popular German film in Germany for the year, behind Der bewegte Mann, with a gross of 16.3 million Deutsche Mark ($9.9 million).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Stadtgespräch". filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Top 5 Domestic Films 1995". Screen International. 5 April 1996. p. 15.
- ^ "German Films: Film Info: Stadtgespraech".
External links
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