Mostly Martha (2001)


Mostly Martha
Release Date06 August 2001
US Box Office$4,000,000
TaglineIn Martha's enchanted kitchen, more than the food is starting to simmer. With some special ingredients they just might discover a recipe for passion.
GenreComedy, Romance, Drama
CountryGermany
Italy
Austria
Switzerland
Filming LocationsHamburg, Germany
LanguageGerman, Italian
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassFamily Drama
MoodOnly Human
ThemesCooks and Chefs, Custody Battles, Death of a Parent, Starting Over
TonesPoignant, Tearjerking, Compassionate
TagsChef, Custody, Extrovert, Niece, Shyness, Sister

Bella Martha (English: Mostly Martha) is a 2001 German romantic comedy drama film directed by Sandra Nettelbeck. The American movie No Reservations (film) is heavily based on this. It is about a skilled chef in Hamburg, Germany. When her sister dies, she is left taking care of her niece, who gives her problems. She then has to face choices about the best solution to solve the problems set forth by her niece.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Martha Klein

Maxime Foerste
Lina Klein

August Zirner
Martha's Therapist

Sibylle Canonica
Frida

Katja Studt
Lea

Antonio Wannek
Carlos

Bernadette

Oliver Broumis
Jan

Sam Thalberg

Gerhard Garbers
Herr Steinberg

Angela Schmidt
Frau Steinberg

Diego Ribon
Giuseppe Lorenzo

W.D. Sprenger
Noisy customer

Victoria Trauttmansdorff
Companion

Jerome Ducornau
Jean

Adrian Stein
Kitchen youth

Rocco Dressel
Bartender

Leonhard Mazohl
Kellner

Dietrich Adam
Doctor

Katrin Hansmeier
Babysitter

Michael Wittenborn
Teacher

Alexandra Flogel
Sam's daughter

Oskar Helmi
Sam's Son

Gunnar Titzmann
Policeman

Jophi Ries
Unsatisfied customer

Regula Grauwiller
Unsatisfied customer's friend

Maria Fuchs
Friend

Frank Glaubrecht
Mario

Director

Producer

Karl Baumgartner
producer

Christine Berg
producer: Kinowelt

Dschingis Bowakow
executive producer

Carlo Degli Esposti
co-producer

Christoph Friedel
producer

Marcel Hoehn
co-producer

Rainer Kölmel
co-producer

Ulrich Limmer
co-producer

Michael Seeber
co-producer

Heinz Stussak
co-producer

Cinematographer

Michael Bertl
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Editor

Mona Bräuer
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Casting Director

Heta Mantscheff
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Production Designer

Thomas Freudenthal
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Set Decorator

Sigrid Schroeder

Costume Designer

Bettina Helmi
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Makeup Department

Katharina Erfmann
makeup artist

Martine Felber
makeup artist

Production Manager

Gianfranco Barbagallo
production manager

Jens Dybowski
unit production manager

Kai Jürgensen
unit manager

Andrea Oechsner
production manager

Chrystelle Robin
unit manager

Anne Urban
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Florian Michel
assistant director

Art Department

Antonio Tarolla
production designer: re-shoots

Sound Department

Thomas Knop
sound effects editor

Martin Langenbach
foley artist, sound designer

Bernhard Maisch
sound re-recording mixer

Luc Yersin
production sound mixer

Special Effects

Roland Tropp
special effects

Visual Effects

Andreas Teichert
colorist

Stunts

Ronnie Paul
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Juan José Alcaide
lighting technician

Niko Apel
video operator

Stefan Bräsen
lighting technician

Jochen Braune
clapper loader

Harry Groepler
lighting technician

Tom Meienburg
assistant lighting technician

Timo Moritz
video operator

Michael Ole Nielsen
Steadicam operator

Markus Oswald
assistant lighting technician

Mathias Papenmeier
assistant camera

Gunnar Peper
assistant lighting technician

Helmut Prein
gaffer

Robert Wedemeyer
key grip

Jörg Widmer
Steadicam operator

Astrid Wirth
still photographer

Casting Department

Béatrice Kruger
casting: Italy

Editorial Department

Brigitte Dithard
editorial staff: SWR

Sylvia Genzmer
assistant editor

Andrea Hanke
editorial staff: WDR

Sönke Saalfeld
assistant editor

Martin Schmassmann
editorial staff: DRS

Georg Steinert
editorial staff: ARTE

Music Department

Manfred Eicher
music consultant

Other Crew

Bruno Di Bartolomei
production accountant

Rocco Dressel
food designer

Gerd Kappes
operator: remote head

Alessandro Luzi
administrator

Ilse Töpfer
location scout

Production Company

Arte
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Bavaria Film
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Kinowelt Filmproduktion
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Palomar S.p.a.
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Pandora Filmproduktion
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Prisma Film
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Rai Cinemafiction
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SRG SSR idée suisse
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Schweizer Fernsehen DRS
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Südwestrundfunk (SWR)
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T&C Film AG
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Teleclub AG
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Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
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Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
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Distributor

Cinemien

Paramount Classics

Amuse Pictures
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Argentina Video Home
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Homescreen

Intercinema Art Agency

K Films
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Manga Films

Mikado
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Optimum Releasing

United International Pictures (UIP)

United International Pictures (UIP) GmbH

Wanda Visión S.A.

Miscellaneous

Konken Studios
sound post-production






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