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Mostly Martha (2001) | User Rating
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Original title: Bella Martha
Release Date
• USA: Oct 13, 2002
• UK: 12 Nov 2001
DVD Release Date
• R1: Feb 18, 2003
BoxOffice: $4.0M
Official Website:
Mostly Martha Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG thematic material and mild language.
Running Time
1 hour, 49 minutes
Country Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Studio ARTE, Kinowelt Filmproduktion, Palomar Pictures International, Pandora Film, Prisma, Schweizer Fernsehen, SRG, SSR Productions, Sudwestfunk, T & C Film, WDR TV, Österreichischer Rundfunk
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Mostly Martha (2002)
• Bella Martha
• Drei Sterne
• Ricetta d'Amore
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Genre: Romance, Comedy, Tear Jerker
Tagline: "Shiawase" wa, honno chotto no sajikagen [Japan]
Plot: German director Sandra Nettelbeck whips up a tasty entry in the burgeoning "love and food" romance genre with MOSTLY MARTHA, the tragicomic tale of an uptight professional chef who finds her world turned upside down when she becomes the caretaker for her newly orphaned niece Lina (Maxime Foerste). Martina Gedeck stars as Martha, whose obsession with precision gourmet cooking extends to discussing recipes with her bewildered therapist (August Zirner) and verbally attacking anyone at the restaurant who attempts to send her food back. When she's forced to expand her life to include Lina, her hermetic world begins to crumble. Sullen, despondent, and--worst of all--refusing to eat, Lina proves herself more than a match for Martha's iron will. Enter a boisterous, life-embracing Italian chef (Sergio Castellitto) who's been hired at the restaurant without Martha's consent, and the table is set. Sparks fly, personalities clash, and simmering, repressed emotions come bubbling to the frothy surface. Though perhaps not the most original recipe, the acting here is as impeccable as the cooking, and the cinematography, by longtime Nettlebeck-collaborator Michael Bertl, infuses the food and locales with glistening, sumptuous warmth.
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