About the Looking for and the Finding of Love

Jan 27, 2005

1h 45m

★ 4.5

Overview

Director helmut Dietls and Patric Susskinds illustrate a legendary story of two lovers who cant keep themselves away from death.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Drama

Music

Production Companies

Constantin Film

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Cast

Mimi Nachtigal

Moritz Bleibtreu

Venus Morgenstern

Alexandra Maria Lara

Theo Stokowski

Uwe Ochsenknecht

Helena Stokowski

Anke Engelke

Hermes

Heino Ferch

Harry

Justus von Dohnányi

Kalypso

Marily Milia

Psychotherapeut

Harald Schmidt

Robby Gediner

Christoph Maria Herbst

Charon

Richard Beek

Elizabeth has just been through a particularly nasty breakup, and now she's ready to leave her friends and memories behind as she chases her dreams across the country. In order to support herself on her journey, Elizabeth picks up a series of waitress jobs along the way. As Elizabeth crosses paths with a series of lost souls whose yearnings are even greater than her own, their emotional turmoil ultimately helps her gain a greater understanding of her own problems...

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