Das Andechser Gefühl

A slow, melancholic sit in a beer garden, where quiet absurdity and regret mingle like flies in a mug.

Directed by

Herbert Achternbusch

Genres

Drama, Comedy

Starring

Herbert Achternbusch, Margarethe von Trotta, Barbara Gass

Overview

An anxious teacher (played, as is the lead role in all his films, by the director) sits in a beer garden on the hill of the Andechs monastery. While flies drown in his mug of beer, he confronts a life of failure: the wife he ignored, the child he neglected, the teaching duties he has shirked, and his doomed efforts at winning tenure from school officials. Only a dream from the past-the memory of a former liaison with a film star with whom he shared "the Andechs feeling, a feeling that we are not alone" - provides sustenance. Despite an unexpected series of events, longing in Achternbusch's world ultimately remains stronger than fulfilment and thirst better than beer.

How it feels

Melancholic, absurd, dark and satirical. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Grief, isolation, memory, identity

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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