Product Description

Bursting with idealism, Melanie Pröschle, a young teacher from the countryside, starts her first job at a high school in the city. Desperate to fulfil her hopes, Melanie intends to do everything the right way. Politely she introduces herself to her neighbours with homemade schnapps. At her first day of school she gives a very ambitious speech for her colleagues. She wants to be a fresh breeze to the school, but it is not easy to start a new life, as Melanie copes with loneliness, established teachers and ninth grade students.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #39962 in DVD
• Brand: Forest
• Model: Year 4 Film 2
• Published on: 2006
• Released on: 2007-10-02
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Format: NTSC
• Original language: German
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 81 minutes

Features

• Newport Intl Film Festival BEST FILM.
• Sundance Festival: Special Jury Prize

Customer Reviews

Nothing is a substitute for Reality
I had borrowed this film from a local library and now I am seeking to find a copy for my collection of films which are overlooked and have that true to life feel. As someone that has reached an age and hopefully taste requiring my selection of films hit a nerve of believability. When the main character, a school teacher, is assigned to work in her first job, I was completely drawn to her performance. I could easily say that one will also find everything about her effort to deal with her students and coworkers a very personal experience eliciting a connection in life. For myself this is what a successful film does and so I am eagerly adding this to my collection.

Your heart goes out to her...
An at times hard to watch little film about a socially insecure young woman trying to make a new life in a new city and finding many difficulties. I was instantly struck by the low budget look and feel of this film and it did take awhile to adjust to sets which seemed hastily put together and the oft times confused camera angles. The other reviews here do a good job summing up what goes on throughout the story. I might not re-watch this one for a long time.

Oh, so sad...
I found this film rather hard to watch. In fact, I watched it in two sittings. It was very, very sad I thought. The main character Melanie was abused by her rotten students. And had almost no social life. She seemed almost completely alone, needy, and rather voyeuristic as she peered out of her window watching the world go by. For some reason this film from the amazing [...] catalogue did not grab me. As other reviewers have mentioned this film was shot on quite a small budget and it looked it. Also the ending was rather ambiguous. While this film was not without merit, it was uncomfortable to watch.