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Vier Minuten (original title)

112 min  -  Drama | Music  -   18 April 2008 (USA)
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An elderly piano teacher trains a young convict at a women's penitentiary.

Director:

Chris Kraus

Writer:

Chris Kraus
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Monica Bleibtreu Monica Bleibtreu ...
Gertrud 'Traude' Krüger
Hannah Herzsprung ...
Jenny von Loeben
Sven Pippig Sven Pippig ...
Mütze
Richy Müller Richy Müller ...
Kowalski
Jasmin Tabatabai Jasmin Tabatabai ...
Ayse
Stefan Kurt Stefan Kurt ...
Direktor Meyerbeer
Vadim Glowna Vadim Glowna ...
Gerhard von Loeben
Nadja Uhl ...
Nadine Hoffmann
Peter Davor Peter Davor ...
Journalist Wahrig
Edita Malovcic Edita Malovcic ...
Traude - jung
Christian Koerner Christian Koerner ...
SS-Sturmbannführer
Kathrin Kestler Kathrin Kestler ...
Hannah
Amber Bongard Amber Bongard ...
Clara Mütze
Dietrich Hollinderbäumer Dietrich Hollinderbäumer ...
Pater Vincens
Dieter Moor ...
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Storyline

In Germany, the elder Frau Traude Krueger gives piano classes in a prison for a few prisoners and the security guard Mütze. When she sees the rebel and aggressive Jenny Von Loeben playing piano, she immediately identifies her potential and offers to teach her for a competition. Frau Krueger finds that Jenny was a prodigy when she was a child; abused when she was a teenager and has been imprisoned for murdering and decapitating a man. Along the period they work together preparing for the exhibition, Frau Krueger discloses secrets about her love in World War II while the self-destructive Jenny has four minutes of glory and recognition of her talent. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Piano | Prison | Lesbian Interest | Gay Interest

Taglines:

The next German film sensation after The Lives of Others

Genres:

Drama | Music

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Cuatro minutos See more »

Filming Locations:

Luckau, Brandenburg, Germany See more »

Box Office

Budget:

€1,400,000 (estimated)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Canada: (Toronto International Film Festival)

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor) | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

English subtitles can in no way indicate the siezen/duzen interplay between Frau Traude Krüger and pupil Jenny von Loeben; let alone the significance thereof. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: In several sequences where we see Jenny playing the piano, the notes we hear do not correspond to the keys she plays. See more »

Connections

References The Blues Brothers (1980) See more »