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Single Bells

1997 · 90 min

A gentle, talky holiday comedy about family friction and romantic doubts, easy to settle into.

Genres
Comedy, Tv movie
Overview
Kati, successful advertising manager, dreams of a family with Jonas, who has been her boyfriend since eight years. As he doesn't like the plan at all, they start an argument. Kati finally decides to go to her sister Luise on Christmas instead of flying to Mauritius with Jonas. This turns out to be a bad idea because she isn't the only guest Luise's family has to bear... Kati, successful advertising manager, dreams of a family with Jonas, who has been her boyfriend since eight years. As he doesn't like the plan at all, they start an argument. Kati finally decides to go to her sister Luise on Christmas instead of flying to Mauritius with Jonas. This turns out to be a bad idea because she isn't the only guest Luise's family has to bear...

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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • love
    • identity
    Places
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism8
    Romance5
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Genres
    comedy, tv movie
    Directed by
    Xaver Schwarzenberger
    Written by
    Ulrike Schwarzenberger
    Starring
    Martina Gedeck, Inge Konradi, Johanna von Koczian, Mona Seefried, Erwin Steinhauer, Gregor Bloéb, Mariella Hahn, Thomas Beyrhofer
    Cinematography
    Xaver Schwarzenberger
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    Germany, Austria
    Languages
    German

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