Switzerland / Aug 06, 2001
1h 46min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Martha is a single woman who lives for one passion: cooking. The head chef at a chic restaurant, Martha has no time for anything - or anyone - else. But Martha's solitary life is shaken when a fateful accident brings her sister's eight-year-old daughter, Lina, to her doorstep.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| İdil Üner | Bernadette |
| Oliver Broumis | Jan |
| Antonio Wannek | Carlos |
| Sandra Nettelbeck | Christin (uncredited) |
| Gerhard Garbers | Herr Steinberg |
| Angela Schmidt | Frau Steinberg |
| Diego Ribon | Giuseppe Lorenzo |
| Wolf-Dietrich Sprenger | Lauter Gast (as W.D. Sprenger) |
| Victoria Trauttmansdorff | Begleiterin |
| Jerome Ducornau | Jean |
| Dietrich Adam | Arzt |
| Katrin Hansmeier | Babysitter |
| Michael Wittenborn | Lehrer |
| Gunnar Titzmann | Polizist |
| Jophi Ries | Unzufriedener Gast |
| Regula Grauwiller | Seine Freundlin |
| Maria Fuchs | Freundlin |
Genres
RomanceComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Bella Martha |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch, Italiano |
| Production countries | Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | ZDF, Prisma Film |
| Release date | 9 settembre 2001 |
| Executive producer | Dschingis Bowakow |
| Production | Christoph Friedel, Christine Berg, Karl Baumgartner, Rainer Kölmel, Michael Seeber, Heinz Stussak |
| Writer | Sandra Nettelbeck |
| Casting | Heta Mantscheff |
| Editing | Mona Bräuer |
| Cinematography | Michael Bertl |
| Assistant directors | Sandra Nettelbeck |
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| Camera operators | Michael Bertl |
| Additional photography | Michael Bertl |
| Production design | Thomas Freudenthal, Carlo Degli Esposti, Marcel Hoehn, Ulrich Limmer, Sigrid Schröder |
| Art direction | Thomas Freudenthal, Sigrid Schröder, Carlo Degli Esposti, Marcel Hoehn, Ulrich Limmer |
| Set decoration | Sigrid Schröder, Thomas Freudenthal, Carlo Degli Esposti, Marcel Hoehn, Ulrich Limmer |
| Music | Steve Reich, Arvo Pärt |
| Sound | Arvo Pärt, Steve Reich |
| Costume design | Bettina Helmi, Katharina Erfmann, Martine Felber |
| Makeup | Katharina Erfmann, Martine Felber, Bettina Helmi |
| Hairstyling | Bettina Helmi, Katharina Erfmann, Martine Felber |
| Revenue | 4.160.475 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Germany / Sep 09, 2001
United States / Sep 10, 2001
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