Mostly Martha

A thirty-something woman is one of the best chefs in Germany. Her life revolves around her work, and she is precise and technically compent, yet lacking in passion. One day, fate intervenes, and her sister's eight year old daughter comes to live with her. At the same time, her boss appoints another chef, an exurberant fellow. Due to circumstances, the little girl also comes to her workplace, and the three of them learn from each other, and grow in new directions...
German language with English subtitles.

105 minutes.
All Ages .
Comedy, Romance, Female interest

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Wish I had my own cooking show....

Credits

Cast	Martina Gedeck, Maxime Foerste, Sergio Castellitto, August Zirner
Director	Sandra Nettelbeck
Screenplay	Sandra Nettelbeck
Music	David Darling, Keith Jarrett, Arvo Pärt
Cinematography	Michael Bertl
Sound formats	Dolby Digital
Made in	2001
Produced by	A consortium of European companies

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Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus Derek Wilson	15
The Cape Times Manohla Dargis	5
The Star Sue Olswang	16
Die Burger Gabriël Botma	10
Sunday Times Barry Ronge	15
Total Movie Tat Wolfen	15
eye Weekly Adam Nayman	10
ReelViews James Berardinelli	18
What the People say
Internet 420 Netizens	15
Average .. 66%	13

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Mostly Martha

Credits

Ratings

What the Critics say

What the People say

Average .. 66%